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Home > Kilikia > Tarsos Most viewed - Tarsos Tarsos (AD 103-111) Tetradrachm - Trajan3133 viewsTrajan, 98-117 AD. AR Tetradrachm (14.35g). Dated COS 5 (103-111 AD). AUTOKR KAIS NER TRAIANOS SEBA GERM DAKIK, laureate head right / DHMARC EX UPAT E PP MHTROPOLEWS, Tyche seated right on rock, holding palm, river god Cydnus below; Tarsus monogram in field. Toned, good VF. Magnificent portrait of Trajan. Tarsos (AD 238-244) AE 36 - Gordian III1995 viewsGordian III, 238-244 AD. AE36 (21.11g). AVT K M ANT GORDIANOC CEB PP, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, holding shield decorated with gorgoneion and spear / TAPCOV MHTROPOLE AMK BG, lion attacking bull. Good VF, dark green patina. Ex Sternberg XI (qq/1981), lot 370. Tarsos (BC 5th cent) Obol1721 viewslate 5th century BC. AR Obol (0.87g). Bearded head of Satrap or Dynast right, wearing Persian headdress / Dynastic symbol (?) placed diagonally in dotted square, within shallow incuse square Very fine, very rare.1 comments Tarsos (BC 333-323) Obol - Alexander III1697 viewsPeriod of Alexander III, 333-323 BC. AR Obol (0.70g). Draped bust of Athena facing slightly left, wearing triple-crested helmet and necklace / Boeotian shield embossed with thunderbolt. Toned, good VF. Rare. Tarsos (AD 14-37) AE 211622 viewsTime of Tiberius(?),14-37 AD. AE21 (14.97g, 12h). OPTYΓOΘHPA, Tyche seated right on throne decorated with animal leg, holding poppy; at feet, half-length figure of the river-god Kydnos swimming right / Zeus Nikephoros seated left on throne with prominent ‘bells’ on legs; MAΞIMOY/ NIKO/ΛAOY in three lines to left; below throne, eagle standing facing, head left. Good VF, dark green patina. From Group CEM. Tarsos (BC 5th cent) Obol1281 views5th century BC. AR Obol (0.8g, 8mm). Forepart of griffin (or winged goat?) left / Monoskeles within dotted incuse square. VF. Tarsos (AD 81-96) Tetradrachm - Domitian1228 viewsDomitian, 81-96 AD. AR Tetradrachm (13.91g, 26mm, 12h). Laureate head right / Tyche seated right on rocks, holding palm; at feet, river-god Kydnos swimming right; TAP monogram to right. Good VF. Tarsos (BC 425-400) Stater1207 viewsca 425-400 BC. AR Stater (10.35g). Bellerophon riding Pegasos left, spearing Chimera below / The God Nergal, standing left and holding axe, ear of corn to left, small tree to right, 'NRGL-TRZ' = Nergal? Tarsos in Aramaic characters above. Extremely rare and interesting. Attractive dark tone, EF. Ex NAC Sale 10 (1997), lot 253. Nergal was a fearsome Mesopotamian god associated with death; he reigned in the underworld and was the protector of men against pestilence and war. His name survives not only on coinage, but on Akkadian and Elamite inscriptions, and seemingly also in the names of high-ranking Assyrian officials and a Babylonian king of the early 7th cent. BC, Nergal-ushezib. The small tree may be the "sacred tree" that is often the focal point of ceremonies depicted on Neo-Assyrian reliefs and seals.1 comments Tarsos (AD 198-217) Didrachm - Caracalla 899 viewsCaracalla, 211-217 AD. AR Didrachm (7.03g), struck 215 AD. AV K M AVP CE-OVHP ANTΩNINOC CE, head laureate right / TVXH TAPCOV MHT, city goddess, veiled and wearing crown of towers,seated left on rocks, leaning back on left hand and holding flower (?) downwards in right hand; at her feet, river god Kydnos swimming left, AM-K in field. Rare. Late in Caracalla's reign, probably on the occasion of the emperor's actual visit to the city in 215 AD, Tarsus exceptionally produced a small issue of silver coins like this one, and also assumed the titles "First, largest, most beautiful", indicated by the letters AMK on the reverse of our didrachm. Tarsos (BC 425-400) Stater - Syennesis III889 viewsca 425-400 BC. AR Stater (10.46g). Satrap on horseback galloping right / Naked hoplite kneeling left, wearing crested Corinthian helmet, holding spear in right hand, large round shield decorated with gorgoneion in left, 'TRZ' in Aramaic to right. Toned VF, light porosity. The hereditary kings of Cilicia were invested with the name Syennesis, a royal title more than an actual name. Syennesis III was probably the grandson of Syennesis II, one of the commanders in the fleet of Xerxes, and married a woman named Epyaxa. In 401 BC, the couple supported the revolt of Cyrus II against his brother Artaxerxes II. In return for the assistance, including a body of troops commanded by his son which he offered to Cyrus, Syennesis was himself richly rewarded with gifts and honors. At the same time, though, he sent his other son to Artaxerxes, so that whatever the outcome he might be with the winning side. Syennesis' actions, however, did little to save Cilicia's independence; after 400 BC, it became a satrapy of the Persian Empire. Tarsos (AD 198-217) AE 32 - Caracalla881 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE32 (16.29g). AVT KAI M AVP CEVHPOC [ANTWN,EINOC] CEB PP, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ANTWNIANH, CEOVHP [ADR, MHT] TAPCOV MKA GB, Triptolemus in biga drawn by winged serpents, sowing grain. Good VF, dark green patina. All the cited comparanda are from different dies, and of much coarser workmanship that the present piece. Tarsos (BC 379-374) Stater - Pharnabazos874 viewsPharnabazos, Satrap, 379-374 BC. AR Stater (10.63g). Three-quarter facing female head, head turned slightly left, wearing single-pendant earring and necklace / 'FRNBZW' in Aramaic left, bearded and helmeted male head (Ares?) right; monogram before. Nice EF, lightly toned with golden iridescence around the devices. Tarsos (BC 400-387) Hemiobol840 viewsca 425-400 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.38g). Protome of bridled horse left / Fantastic creature walking left (a winged horned lion), 'BL' in Aramaic to left, within shallow incuse circle. Good VF, some encrustation.1 comments Tarsos (BC 164-27) AE 21797 views2nd-1st century BC. AE21 (8.63g). Turreted, veiled head of Tyche right / ΤΑΡΣΕΩΝ, Sandan standing on top of mythical creature right, within pyramidal monument decorated with garlands and surmounted by eagle; ΚΑ and ΗΡ monograms to left. Fine dark green patina, EF. Rare. Gutknecht coll.; ex Sternberg, Zurich, Auc. VIII (1978), lot 171. Tarsos (AD 100-200) AE 19789 views2nd century AD. AE19 (4.40g, 6h). Turreted, veiled, and draped bust of Tyche right / Decastyle temple. Good VF, black patina with earthen highlights. Ex Alighieri Coll. Tarsos (AD 98-117) Tetradrachm - Trajan786 viewsTrajan, 98-117 AD. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 14.73g). Dated Cos. V (103-111 AD). Laureate head right / Tyche seated right on rocks, holding palm; river-god swimmin; below, monogram before. Toned VF, obverse scratch. Tarsos (BC 400-387) Hemiobol778 views425-400 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.37g). Protome of double lions, back to back, thunderbolt? between / Bearded head of Baal (?) left, 'BL' in Aramaic to right. VF.1 comments Tarsos (AD 14-37) Tetradrachm - Tiberius 777 viewsTiberius, 14-37 AD. AR Tetradrachm (14.81g, 27mm, 12h). Struck circa AD 35. ΣEBAΣTOY TIBEPIOY KAIΣA-POΣ, laureate head right / ΣEBAΣTHΣ IOVΛIAΣ HPAΣ, Livia, as Hera, enthroned right, holding grain ears and poppy in extended right hand; TAP to right, MHTP in exergue. Good VF, light tone. Attractive style. The third known specimen and the only one in private hands. From the Sierra Coll.; Ex Triton V (1/2002), lot 1752. Tarsos (BC 361-334) Stater - Mazaios776 viewsMazaios, Satrap of Cilicia, 361/0-334 BC. AR Stater (10.68g, 1h). Baaltars seated left, holding grapes, grain ear, eagle, and scepter; Aramaic 'D' to left, 'M' below throne / Lion attacking bull left; Aramaic 'L' below. EF, lightly toned. Tarsos (BC 361-334) Stater - Mazaios743 viewsMazaios, Satrap of Cilicia, 361/0-334 BC. AR Stater (10.71g, 9h). Baaltars seated left, holding grapes, grain ear, grapes, and scepter; apluster(?) below throne / Lion attacking stag left; Aramaic 'M' to lower right. Good VF, lightly toned. Ex Hess 254 (10/1983), lot 220. Tarsos (BC 164-27) AE 18717 views164 BC and later. AE18 (4.97g, 1h). Athenodoros, magistrate. Turreted, veiled, and draped bust of Tyche right / Sandan on mythical animal right; ΑΘΗ/ΝΟΔ/ΩΡΟ in three lines to left. Good VF, dark green-brown patina. Attractive style. Tarsos (AD 117-138) AE - Hadrian717 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AE (once plated) Tetradrachm (6.85g, 1h). Countermarked under Caracalla, 215-217 AD. Laureate bust right, slight drapery on left shoulder / ΤΑΡCΕΩΝ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΩC, lion bringing down bull to left; c/m: laureate head of Caracalla right, A-M-K around bottom of bust; all within incuse oval. Very rare, very fine, about 20 % cut off. The countermark exposed the coin as being plated, the coin fooled people for about 100 years in between being struck and countermarked! Tarsos (BC 378-372) Stater - Datames697 viewsDatames, Satrap of Cilicia and Cappadocia. 384-362 BC. AR Stater (21mm, 10.05g). 'BLTRZ' in Aramaic left, Baaltars seated right, torso facing; holding grain ear and grape-bunch in left hand, eagle-tipped sceptre in right arm; thymiaterion to right; all within crenelated wall / 'TRDMW' in Aramaic right, Ana, nude, facing Datames; both have their right arms raised; between them, thymiaterion; all within square square border within linear border. EF, some surface erosion. Tarsos (AD 117-138) Tetradrachm - Hadrian & Sabina674 viewsHadrian, with Sabina, 117-138 AD. AR Tetradrachm (13.65g, 27mm, 6h). AYT KAI ΘE (TP)A ΠAP YI ΘE N-EP YI (TP)A AΔPIANOC CE- (Π Π), laureate and cuirassed bust of Hadrian right, with aegis on breastplate, slight drapery on shoulder / AY CABEINA CEBACTH KAI AΔPI TAP MH(TP)OΠOΛEΩC, draped bust of Sabina right, wearing stephane; cornucopia behind. EF, minor scuffs and scratches on each bust under old tone. Exceptional portraits. From the Sierra Collection. Ex Gemini III (1/2007), lot 384. The coinage of Tarsus, like that of the Antioch mint, gives exceptionally full titles for Hadrian, as can be witnessed on this and the previous lot. Here we find an interesting detail in the titles of Sabina as well. The AY can only stand for Augusta, which is quite redundant as the legend also names her the Greek equivalent Σεβαστή. Tarsos (AD 117-138) Tetradrachm - Hadrian 670 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AR Tetradrachm (12.46g, 27mm, 12h). AVT KAI ΘЄ TPA ΠAP VI ΘЄ NЄP VI TPAI AΔPIANOC CЄ/ Π - Π, laureate and draped bust left / AΔPIA-NΩN TAP-CCЄΩN/ MHTPOΠOΛ/ЄΩC, decastyle temple of the Koinon of Cilicia; wreath within pediment, KOINOC KIΛIKIAC across architrave. EF, toned. Unique. From the Sierra Collection. Ex Triton VII (1/2004), lot 796; Marcel Burstein Coll. (Peus 366, 10/2000), lot 998; Giessener Münzhandlung 64 (10/1993), lot 441. The only architectural reverse type for Tarsus in silver. Tarsos (AD 235-238) AE 36 - Maximinus I669 viewsMaximinus I Thrax, 235-238 AD. AE36 (28.51g). ΑΥΤ Κ Γ ΙΟΥ ΟΥΗ ΜΑΞΙΜЄΙΝΟC, radiate and draped bust right in between, Π − Π / ΤΑΡCΟΥ / ΜΗΤΡΟΠ/Ο / ΑΜΚ / ΓΒ, Paris seated left on rock, wearing Phrygian cap and holding apple in right hand and lagobolon in left, facing Aphrodite, nude, standing left, drawing drapery from shoulder, Hera enthroned left, and Athena standing left, resting shield on ground before her and holding spear in left hand. Dark green patina, very fine. The Judgment of Paris Tarsos (BC 361-334) Stater - Mazaios668 viewsMazaios, Satrap of Cilicia, 361-334 BC. AR Stater (23mm, 10.86g). Baaltars seated left, head facing, holding grapes, grain ear and eagle in right hand, scepter in left / Lion bringing down bull to the left. Good VF, toned, obverse off-center, some scattered porosity on the obverse. Hardy Coll. Tarsos (BC 164-27) AE 20661 viewsafter 164 BC. AE20 (4.81g, 1h). Turreted head of Tyche right / Sandan standing left on horned and winged animal standing right within pyramidal monument on garlanded base and surmounted by an eagle. Near EF, high relief obverse, light green patina. Tarsos (AD 198-217) AE 35 - Caracalla660 viewsCaracalla, 211-217 AD. AE35 (22.48g). AVT KAI M AVP CЄVHPOC ANTΩNЄINOC / Π - Π, laureate, cuirassed and draped right / ANTΩNIANHC CЄVH AΔP MHTP / TAPCOV, above ΔЄK, wolf and twins. Dark green patina, gVF. Tarsos (BC 164-27) AE 20657 viewsca 164-30 BC, under Roman rule. AE20 (4.99g, 12h). Veiled and turreted bust of Tyche right / ΑΣΚ - ΓΛΥ, Sandan stading right on a horned goat-like animal walking right, within dotted circle. Superb turquoise patina; rare. Tarsos (BC 379-372) Obol - Pharnabazos655 viewsTime of Pharnabazos and Datames, Satraps, 379-372 BC. AR Obol (0.75g). Bearded and helmeted male head (Ares?) left, wearing crested Athenian helmet / Cock standing right between two stars. Heavily toned, good VF. Very rare. Tarsos (AD 98-111) Tetradrachm - Trajan651 viewsTrajan, 98-117 AD. AR Tetradrachm (14.70g, 26mm, 1h). 100 AD. AVTOKP KAIΣ NEP TPAIANOΣ ΣEB ΓEPM, laureate head right / ΔHMAPX ΞVΠATΓ, Tyche seated to right on rock, holding palm; river god Kydnos swimming to right at her feet, TAP (partially ligate) in field before. Rare. Good Extremely Fine. Tarsos (BC 425-400) Stater - Syennesis III643 viewsca 425-400 BC. AR Stater (10.64g). Persian Satrap on horseback galloping right / Naked hoplite kneeling right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet, holding spear in right hand, large round shield in left; corn ear to left, fly to right, stragalos below, within dotted incuse square. Toned, good VF. Ex KPM 26 (1984), lot 94. Tarsos (BC 378-372) Stater - Datames639 viewsDatames, Satrap, 378-372 BC. AR Stater (10.51g, 23mm, 10h). Baalters enthroned right, holding grape cluster and ear of wheat in left hand and eagle-tipped scepter in right, Aramaic writing ('Baaltars') behind, lion under throne; all within a crenellated border / Satrap enthroned right, examining arrow, quiver in lap, bow at feet, Ahura Mazda in field to right, Aramaic legend to left (Datames). Tarsos (BC 164-27) Drachm634 views164-27 BC. AR Drachm (3.42g, 11h). Turreted head of Tyche right / Sandan standing right on mythical animal; monograms behind. VF, toned, small delamination on obverse. Very rare. Tarsos (AD 138-161) AE 30 - Antoninus Pius624 viewsAntoninus Pius, 138-161 AD. AE30 (15.27g). AVT KAI TI AI AΔPIA ANTΩNINOC CЄB/ Π - Π, laureate head right / ΔЄMOC AΔPIA TAPCЄΩN MHTPOΠOΛЄΩC, Demos with wreath seated left, star in left field. Rare. gVF. Tarsos (BC 425-400) 1/3 Stater621 viewsca 425-400 BC. AR Drachm (3.48g). Forepart of horned and winged lion left / Two Persian satraps standing facing each other, each holding spear, within shallow incuse square. Good VF. Very rare. Ex Leu Auc. 54 (4/1992), lot 161. Tarsos (BC 164-27) AE 21620 views164 BC and later. AE21 (7.53g, 1h). Turreted, veiled, and draped bust of Tyche right / Sandan on mythical animal right, within pyramidal monument surmounted by eagle; two monograms to left. Good VF, dark green patina, light adjustment marks on reverse. Tarsos (AD 193-211) AE 34 - Septimius Severus615 viewsSeptimius Severus, 193-211 AD. AE34 (22.43g, 6h). Laureate and cuirassed bust right, slight drapery on left shoulder / Severus in quadriga left, holding Nike and sceptre; Γ B across upper field. Near VF, brown and black patina, minor roughness on obverse. Tarsos (BC 164-27) AE 16604 viewsafter 164 BC. AE16 (2.13g, 1h). Club tied with fillets, within oak wreath / Zeus seated left, holding Nike and sceptre. Near EF, light green patina. Tarsos (AD 117-138) Tridrachm - Hadrian602 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AR Tridrachm (9.04g, 26mm, 12h). Struck circa 117/8 AD. Laureate bust right, slight drapery; trace of cuirass visible / Lion, seen from behind, attacking bull kneeling left. VF, lightly toned, minor porosity, light flaw on obverse. From the Sierra Coll. Ex CNG E174 (10/2007), lot 143. Tarsos (AD 235-238) AE 36 - Maximinus I599 viewsMaximinus I, 235-238 AD. AE36 (24.97g, 7h). AVT • K • Γ • IOV • OVH MAΞIMЄINOC Π-Π, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / TAPC-OV MH-TPOΠO, A/M/K downward to right, ΓB in exergue, the Three Graces (Charites), the central figure seen from behind, embracing each other, those on ends holding flowers. VF, dark green patina. Tarsos (AD 193-217) Didrachme - Julia Domna597 viewsJulia Domna, Augusta, 193-217 AD. BI Didrachm (?) (5.21g, 1h). Draped bust right, wearing stephane, set on crescent / ΠΑΛΛΑС ΑΘΗ ΝΗ ΤΑΡСЄωΝ, Pallas Athena standing right, holding reverted spear and Nike; at feet to right, altar. VF, porous. An apparently unique and unpublished reverse type for this city and this empress. Tarsos (BC 333-323) Obol - Balakros596 viewsBalakros, Satrap of Tarsos, 333-323 BC. AR Obol (0.63g). Head of Athena right, wearing Attic helmet, in dotted circle / Shield in dotted circle. VF. Tarsos (AD 217-218) Drachm – Diadumenian585 viewsDiadumenian, 317-318 AD. Billon Drachm (5.18g). MO Π ANTΩNINOC KAICAP, draped bust, bare head right / TAPC-EΩNMHTPOΠO, athlete standing to right, holding palm-branch in his left hand. Typical rough surface, very fine. Tarsos (AD 198-217) AE 33 - Caracalla585 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE33 (18.20g, 12h). Laureate head left / Hercules standing left, destroying Lernaean Hydra; D/EK between legs. Good VF, black-green patina with lighter green and brown overtones. Ex Cain Coll. Tarsos (AD 117-138) AE 26579 viewsTime of Hadrian, 117-138 AD. AE26.2 (11.00g, 12h). ΑΔΡΙΑΗC TAPCOV, Head of Heracles wearing oak-leaves right / Perseus, holduing harpe and Apollo Lykeios holding two wolves by forelegs, METPO-ΠOΛΕΙΩΣ. Star in left field. Scratch on obverse, very fine. Tarsos (BC 333-323) Stater - Balakros577 viewsBalakros, Satrap of Cilicia, 333-323 BC. AR Stater (23mm, 10.98g). Three-quarter facing head of Athena, wearing triple crested helmet, head turned slightly left / Baaltars seated left, holding sceptre; grape cluster to left, ΒΑΛΑΚΡΟΥ to right, T under throne. VF, toned, some light porosity. David Herman Coll.; ex CNG 66 (5/2004), lot 617; Eduardo Levante Collection, 120. Tarsos (BC 379-374) Stater - Pharnabazos556 viewsPharnabazos, Persian military commander, ca 380-377 BC. AR Stater (10.31g, 23mm). Struck circa 378/7-374/3 BC. 'Baaltars' in Aramaic, Baaltars seated left, holding lotus tipped sceptre in right hand./ 'Pharnabazos' in Aramaic to left, 'Cilicia' in Aramaic to right, bearded male head (Ares?) left, wearing crested Attic helmet. Minor porosity, hairline flan crack, good very fine. Tarsos (BC 174-164) AE 19 - as Antiocheia ad Kydnum554 viewsTarsos, as Antiocheia ad Kydnum. Time of Antiochos IV, Epiphanes, 174-164 BC. AE19 (5.12g, 12h). Turreted head of Tyche right / Sandan standing left on horned and winged animal standing left, holding ear of grain and bipennis. VF, dark green-black patina. Tarsos (AD 166-177) AE 17 - Commodus & Annius Verus553 viewsCommodus and Annius Verus, Caesars, 166-169/70 and 166-177 AD. AE17 (3.47g, 1h). Bare-headed and draped busts of Commodus and Annius Verus, vis-à-vis; between, caduceus and club in saltire / Decastyle temple; eagle in pediment. VF, dark brownish-green patina. Tarsos (BC 333-323) Obol - Balakros545 viewsBalakros(?), Satrap of Cilicia, 333-323 BC. AR Obol. Helmeted head of Athena right / B-A, Boeotian shield. VF, toned. Tarsos (AD 117-138) AE 30 - Hadrian540 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AE30 (16.76g, 1h). Laureate head right / Demos of Tarsus seated left, holding wreath. VF, green patina, small scrape in reverse field. Tarsos (BC 164-27) AE 19538 views2nd-1st cent BC. AE19 (5.03g, 1h). Athenodoro(s), magistrate. Turreted, veiled, and draped bust of Tyche right / ΤΑΡΣΕΩΝ, the god Sandan standing on the back of a mythological beast right, holding hammer and flower; ΑΘΗ/ΝΟΔ/ΩΡΟ in three lines to left. Good VF, black patina with light earthen encrustation on reverse. Tarsos (AD 238-244) AE 38 - Gordian III537 viewsGordian III, 238-244 AD. AE38 - Medallion (20.64g, 7h). Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Double Ciliarch crowns set on prize table: the inner crown consisting of a diadem decorated with seven imperial busts right and joined to the outer crown by columns; the outer crown also consisting of a diadem decorated with seven imperial busts right; letters A M K between and two Nikai flanking uppermost bust. Good VF, dark green patina, minor pits. The Ciliarch or Cilicarch was the name for the High Priest of Cilicia who presided over provincial temples dedicated to certain emperors. The different busts which decorate the crown represent the various emperors who were honored at each respective temple. Tarsos (BC 425-400) Stater536 viewsca 425-400 BC. AR Stater (8.88g, 1h). Satrap on horseback riding left; behind, eagle perched left on branch; monogram below / Archer in kneeling-running stance right, drawing bow; monogram behind. VF, dark find patina, some roughness. Extremely rare early stater. It is possible that the horseman is actually one of the late kings (Syennesis III?) of Cilicia. Tarsos (AD 138-161) AE 30 - Antoninus Pius535 viewsAntoninus Pius, 138-161 AD. AE30 (27.70g, 1h). Laureate head right / Demos seated left, holding wreath. VF, green patina, light roughness. Tarsos (AD 98-117) Tetradrachm - Trajan535 viewsTrajan, 98-117 AD. AR Tetradrachm (14.99g, 27mm, 6h). Struck 100 AD. Laureate head right / Tyche of Tarsus seated right on rock outcropping, holding palm frond; below, river-god Cydnus swimming right; (TA monogram) P to right. Good VF, attractively toned. From the Sierra Coll. Ex CNG 63 (5/2003), lot 1027. Tarsos (AD 198-217) AE 37 - Caracalla533 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE37 (17.70g, 12h). Laureate head right / Roma seated left, holding Nike and spear; shield resting on ground behind. VF, attractive green patina with some light earthen deposits. Tarsos (BC 425-400) Stater531 viewsca 425-400 BC. AR Stater (10.66g). Melkart riding hippocamp right; waves below / Marine deity standing left, holding trident and grain ear. Toned VF. Very rare. Ex von Aulock Collection, 5908. Contemporary to these coinage issues, Cilicia was part of the Achaemenid Persian empire, with Tarsos being its most prominent eastern city. According to Colin Kraay's article "The Celenderis Hoard" (NumChron [1962], pp. 1-15) and book, Archaic and Classical Greek Coins, they are among the earliest issues of Tarsos. Based on the marine implications of the obverse types (and reverse of the stater), coupled with the general dating of the issue, it is quite possible that they were made in conjunction with the mobilization of the Phoenician fleet by Tissaphernes at Aspendos in 411-410 BC. Tarsos (BC 164-27) AE 20530 views164 BC and later. AE20 (7.70g). Turreted, veiled and draped bust of Tyche right / Sandan on mythical animal right, within pyramidal monument surmounted by eagle; two monograms to left. Good VF. Tarsos (AD 251-253) AE 32 - Trebonianus Gallus528 viewsTrebonianus Gallus, 251-253 AD. AE32 (18.32g). Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Artemis standing facing, head right, drawing arrow from quiver and holding bow. VF, mostly brown patina with some spots of green, light adjustment marks. Tarsos (AD 241-244) AE 28 - Tranquillina524 viewsTranquillina, 241-244 AD. AE28 (10.05g). Diademed and draped bust right / Altar of Sandan on raised platform, figure standing at either side. VF, green patina. Tarsos (BC 164-27) AE 21522 views164 BC and later. AE21 (6.33g, 1h). Turreted head of Tyche right; F to left / Zeus seated left; two monograms to right. Good VF, dark green-brown patina. Tarsos (AD 217-218) BI 24 - Macrinus522 viewsMacrinus, 217-218 AD. BI (24mm, 6.48g, 6h). Laureate head right / Athena seated left, her left elbow on shield set on ground, dropping pebble into vase. Fair, rough, flan cracks. Tarsos (BC 333-328) Stater - Balakros522 viewsTime of Balakros, ruler of Kilikia for Alexander the Great, 333-328 BC. AR Stater (10.98g, 23mm). BLTRZ, Baal of Tarsos seated left, holding scepter; ear of corn in field left, Σ below seat / Lion attacking a kneeling bull, double wall with eight towers below, club above. Deep cut, obverse test in center, otherwise good very fine. Tarsos (AD 198-217) AE 34 - Caracalla515 viewsCaracalla. 198-217 AD. AE34 (18.73g). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / Caracalla, as Triptolemos, in biga drawn by two serpents right, sowing seeds. Fine, brown patina. Tarsos (AD 244-249) AE 31 - Otacilia Severa515 viewsOtacilia Severa, 244-249 AD. AE31 (18.87g). ΩTAKIΛ CЄVHPAN ЄVT ЄVC CЄ, draped bust right / TAPCOV MHTPOΠOΛЄΩC AMK ΓB, Nike with wreath and palm branch. Brown patina, VF. Tarsos (AD 98-117) Tetradrachm - Trajan515 viewsTrajan, 98-117 AD. AR Tetradrachm (14.93g, 26mm, 6h). Struck 100 AD. AYTO KAIΣ NEP TPAIA-NOΣ ΣEB ΓEPM, laureate head right / ΔHMAPX EΞ YΠAT • Γ, Tyche seated right on rocky outcropping, holding palm in right hand; at feet, half length figure of river-god Kydnos swimming right; (TA)P to right. EF, lightly toned. From Group CEM. Ex Leu 28 (5/1981), lot 426. Tarsos (AD 238-244) AE 35 - Gordian III510 viewsGordian III, 238-244 AD. AE35 (18.82g). Radiate and cuirassed bust right, holding spear and shield / TAP-COV M-H-TP-O-P-O, A/M/K/G-B, Gordian on horseback galloping right, thrusting spear at lion below. Very fine. Tarsos (AD 249-251) AE 32 - Herennia Etruscilla509 viewsHerennia Etruscilla, wife of Trajan Decius, 249-251 AD. AE32 (16.68g). Bust of Herennia Etruscilla to right / Dionysos stands left with panther at feet. Tarsos (BC 164-27) AE 24507 views2nd-1st cent BC. AE24 (5.76g). Turreted head of Tyche right, ΔΙ behind / ΤΑΡΣΕΩΝ, Zeus in himation seated left on throne, holding eagle-tipped sceptre; ΠΑ and ΔΙ monograms to right. Green patina, VF. Rare. Gutknecht coll. Tarsos (AD 238-244) AE 36 - Gordian III506 viewsGordian III, 238-244 AD. AE36 (26.98g) TAPCOV MHTPOΠΟΛΕΩC A/M/K-Γ/Β Tarsos (BC 379-372) Obol503 viewsTime of Pharnabazos and Datames, Satraps, 379-372 BC. AR Obol (10mm, 0.74g). Facing female head turned slightly left, wearing single-pendant earrings and necklace / Bearded and helmeted male head (Ares?) left, wearing crested Athenian helmet, 'HLK' in Aramaic to left. Good VF, porous. Tarsos (AD 235-238) AE 30 - Maximinus I503 viewsMaximinus I, 235-238 AD. AE30 (21.49g). AVT.K.Γ.IOV.[OVH.MAΞIMEI]NOC, draped, cuirassed, radiate bust right, in field Π-Π / TAPCOV THC MHTPOΠOLE[ΩC], in left field A/M/K, in upper right field Γ, in lower right field B, Apollo, stg. facing on omphalos, head left, holding bow and arrow in left hand and in lowered right hand dog on fore-legs. Extremely rare, good F, brown-green patina. Hoeft coll. Most often this Apollo is named Apollo Lykeios. But this is not correct! Apollo is not holding wolfs but dogs as symbol of the seers Amphilochos and Mopsus. This coin is part of the struggle of the cities for more influence and prominence. Tarsos (BC 378-372) Obol - Datames498 viewsDatames, 378-372 BC. AR Obol (0.60g, 10.32mm). Bust of female, wearing earring and necklace right / Bearded warrior bust right, wearing Athenian helmet. Good very fine. Tarsos (BC 361-334) Stater - Mazaios495 viewsMazaios, Satrap of Cilicia, 361/0-334 BC. AR Stater (21mm, 10.52g, 8h). Baaltars seated left, holding scepter; to left, grain ear and grape bunch above Aramaic N; Aramaic M below throne / Lion left, attacking bull right; crenelated walls below. Good VF, toned, light porosity. Krizan Coll.; ex Berk BBS 112 (1/2000), lot 231. Tarsos (BC 333-323) Obol - Alexander III493 viewsPeriod of Alexander III. 333-323 BC. AR Obol (0.63g). Draped bust of Athena facing slightly left, wearing triple-crested helmet and necklace / Boeotian shield embossed with thunderbolt, star(?) to right. Very rare. Toned, good very fine. Tarsos (AD 117-138) Tridrachm - Hadrian493 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AR Tridrachm (9.09g, 25mm, 12h). Laureate head right / Tyche seated left on throne, holding palm and cornucopia; at feet to left, the river-god Cyndus swimming left; countermark: laureate and draped bust of Caracalla right. Near VF, toned. Tarsos (BC 379-372) Obol - Pharnabazos488 viewsTime of Pharnabazos and Datames, Satraps, 379-372 BC. AR Obol (0.72g, 2h). Bearded and helmeted male head (Ares?) right, wearing Attic helmet / Owl standing left, head facing, between two olive leaves. Unpublished. Good VF, light porosity, a touch weak in center of reverse. Tarsos (AD 193-211) AE 39 - Septimius Severus488 viewsSeptimius Severus, 193-211 AD. AE39 (23.74g, 12h). Laureate and cuirassed bust right / Tyche of Tarsus seated left on rocky outcropping, holding grain ears, with half-length figure of the river god Cydnus swimming left at her feet, surrounded by Tyches of Cilicia, Isauria, and Lycaonia, each holding grain ears and presenting wreath. VF, brown patina, insignificant doubling on obverse, minor metal flaws on reverse. From Group CEM. Rare medallic bronze, honoring Tarsus as the chief city (Metropolis) of the three districts of Cilicia: Cilicia proper, Isauria, and Lycaonia. Tarsos (AD 198-217) AE 34 - Caracalla485 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE34 (20.08g, 6h). Bust right, wearing crown and garment of the demiurgus / Perseus standing right, holding statuette of Apollo Lyceus, encountering fisherman advancing right, head left, holding rod with a fish on one end, a basket on the other. Near EF, dark green patina, minor roughness. Rare. From Group CEM. Ex Adana Museum Coll. Tarsos (BC 379-372) Female - Hemiobol483 viewsTarsos (?), time of Pharnabazos and Datames, ca 380-360 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.34g, 8x10mm, 9h). Female head facing slightly left within dotted circle / Diademed bust of Aphrodite right. gVF. Tarsos (BC 5th cent) Hemiobol482 viewslate 5th century BC. AR Hemiobol (6mm, 0.4g). Forepart of Pegasos left / Ankh-like Persian dynastic symbol (?) placed diagonally in dotted square, Aramaic letters around; all within incuse square. Very rare. Tarsos (AD 130-131) AE 35 - Antinous480 viewsAntinous, favorite of Hadrian, died 130 AD. AE35 (19.64g, 12h). Circa 130-131 AD. ANTINOOC - HPOC, bare head right / AΔPIANHC TAPCOY MHTPOΠOΛEOC NEOK / NEO ΠYTIO, tripod-lebes with coiled snake; on left, laurel branch. Very rare. Dark green patina. GVF. Tarsos (AD 117-138) Tridrachm - Hadrian479 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AR Tridrachm (10.38g, 25mm, 12h). Struck ca 117/8 AD. Laureate bust right, slight drapery / Tyche of Tarsus seated left on throne decorated with sphinx, holding palm frond and cornucopia; below, river-god Cydnus swimming left; all within wreath. Good VF, light porosity. Extremely rare. Tarsos (BC 380) Stater - Tiribazos?474 viewsca 380 BC. AR Stater (10.38g). Athena sitting left, holding spear and shield / Female sitting left, playing with astragaloi, lotus to right. VF. Very rare. Ex Leu 13 (Zurich 1975), lot 285. Tarsos (AD 198-217) AE 36 - Caracalla474 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE36 (23.05g, 7h). Mantled bust left, wearing demiourgic crown / Athlete standing facing, head left, holding palm; agonistic crown above; Γ -B and A M/K in fields. VF, dusty blue-green patina, minor scrape in reverse field. Tarsos (BC 164-27) Drachm474 viewsAfter 164 BC. AR Drachm (3.92g, 15mm). Turreted head of Tyche right / Sandan standing right on horned and winged animal advancing right; monograms behind. Toned VF, some porosity. Very rare. This is the only known silver "autonomous" issue of Tarsos. Tarsos (AD 253-260) AE 32 - Valerian I473 viewsValerian I, 253-260 AD. AE32 (16.93g). Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Three nude athletes standing facing, each crowning himself with radiate crown and holding palm branch. Rare. Very fine. Tarsos (AD 117-138) Tridrachm - Hadrian473 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AR Tridrachm (9.64 g, 25mm, 1h). Laureate bust right, slight drapery on shoulder / Sandan, holding wreath, standing on back of horned lion right. Choice VF, toned. Rare. Ebert Coll. Tarsos (BC 361-334) Stater - Mazaios471 viewsMazaios, Satrap of Cilicia and beyond, 361-334 BC. AR Stater (10.27g). Baaltars seated left, resting on scepter surmounted by eagle; ear of corn and bunch of grapes to left / Lion attacking bull over two rows of crenellated walls (gates of Cilicia or walls of Jerusalem?), each with four towers. Light scattered porosity, very fine. Tarsos (BC 379-372) Obol467 viewsTime of Pharnabazos and Datames, ca 379-372 BC. AR Obol (9mm, 0.82g). Three-quarter facing female head, head turned slightly left, wearing single-pendant earring and necklace; dolphins flanking / Bearded and helmeted male head (Ares?) left. Good VF, toned, minor roughness. David Herman Coll.; ex CNG 66 (5/2004), lot 608; Eduardo Levante Collection, 90. Tarsos (AD 198-217) AE 34 - Caracalla463 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE34 (20.45g, 7h). Mantled bust right, wearing demiourgic crown / Tyche of Tarsus seated left, holding decastyle temple in each hand; A-M K and Γ B across fields. VF, red-brown and black-green patina with earthen overtones, minor scrapes in fields. Tarsos (AD 238-244) AE 20 – Gordian III463 viewsGordian III, 238-244 AD. AE20 (5.70g). Radiate draped bust of Gordian right / Three graces. A rare fractional denomination with the ever popular Three Graces reverse. Tarsos (AD 238) AE 34 - Balbinus463 viewsBalbinus, 238 AD. AE34 (25.84g). ΑΥΤ ΚЄC ΚΑΙ Λ ΒΑΛΒЄΙΝΟC CЄΒ ΠΠ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / ΤΑΡCΟΥ ΜΗΤΡΟ-ΠΟ-ΛЄ / ΑΜΚ, three graces, in field Γ-Î’. Green patina, VF. Tarsos (BC 425-400) 1/3 Stater459 viewsca 425-400 BC. AR 1/3 Stater (3.42g, 6h). Forepart of griffin left / Two Persian kings standing confronted, each holding spear, wearing bowcase. VF, toned, test cut. Very rare. Tarsos (BC 378-372) Obol - Datames458 viewsDatames, 378-372 BC. AR Obol (0.71g, 10mm). Bust of female, wearing earring and necklace right / Bearded warrior bust right, wearing Athenian helmet. Faint cleaning scratches, very fine. Tarsos (AD 217-218) Drachm - Diadumenian456 viewsDiadumenian, as Caesar, 217-218 AD. AR Drachm (5.10g). M OΠ ANTΩNINOC KAIC, draped and cuirassed bust right / TAPC - EΩNMHTPOΠ, winged Victory to left holding crown. Surfaces a little rough, otherwise very fine. Tarsos (AD 238-244) AE 32 - Gordian III455 viewsGordian III, 238-244 AD. AE32 (25.03g, 6h). Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Lion attacking bull right. Good VF, green and reddish-brown patina. From Group CEM. 279 coins on 3 page(s) 1 2 3