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Home > Kilikia > Tarsos Tarsos Tarsos (BC 164-27) AE 21421 views164 BC and later. AE21 (8.37g). 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 (BC 164-27) AE 21302 views164 BC and later. AE21 (6.82g). Turreted, veiled and draped bust of Tyche right / TAPΣEΩN, Sandan on mythical animal right, within pyramidal monument surmounted by eagle; two monograms to left. Dark green glossy patina, VF. Franke coll. Tarsos (BC 164-27) AE 22270 views164 BC and later. AE22 (8.96g). Turreted, veiled and draped bust of Tyche right / TAPΣEΩN, Sandan on mythical animal right, within pyramidal monument surmounted by eagle; MH TPO ΠO ΛE ΩΣ to left. Olive green glossy patina, VF. Franke coll. Tarsos (BC 164-27) AE 24518 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 (BC 164-27) AE 27409 viewsAfter 164 BC. AE27 (17.21g). Tyche seated right on throne, holding grain ears; river-god Kydnos swimming right below / Zeus seated left, holding Nike and scepter. Unlisted variant (?). About very fine. Tarsos (BC 164-27) AE 28308 views164-27 BC. AE28 (15.84g, 12h). Tyche seated right, holding grain ears and resting foot on the shoulder of the river-god Kydnos swimming right / Zeus Nikephoros seated left; monogram to left. VF, green black patina. Krizan Coll.; ex CNG 64 (9/2003), lot 347. Tarsos (BC 164-27) Drachm483 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 (BC 164-27) Drachm646 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 (BC 174-164) AE 19 - as Antiocheia ad Kydnum566 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 (BC 323-300) Obol292 views4th century BC. AR Obol (10mm, 0.66g). Male head left / Shield. Unpublished in the standard references. VF, some roughness. Tarsos (BC 333-323) Obol417 viewsca 333-323 BC. AR Obol (10mm, 0.71g). Helmeted head of Athena right / Shield ornamented with thunderbolt. Near VF, light porosity, scratches, very minor deposits on reverse. Unpublished in the standard references. Tarsos (BC 333-323) Obol - Alexander III1746 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 (BC 333-323) Obol - Alexander III502 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 (BC 333-323) Obol - Balakros608 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 (BC 333-323) Obol - Balakros555 viewsBalakros(?), Satrap of Cilicia, 333-323 BC. AR Obol. Helmeted head of Athena right / B-A, Boeotian shield. VF, toned. Tarsos (BC 333-323) Stater - Balakros593 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 333-328) Stater - Balakros539 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 (BC 361-334) Obol - Mazaios377 viewsMazaios, Satrap, 361-334 BC. AR Obol (0.56g, 10mm). Persian King siting right on throne, holding lotus / Lion attacking bull. VF. Rare. Tarsos (BC 361-334) Stater - Mazaios481 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 361-334) Stater - Mazaios794 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 - Mazaios758 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 361-334) Stater - Mazaios687 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 361-334) Stater - Mazaios429 viewsMazaios, Satrap of Cilicia, 361/0-334 BC. AR Stater (10.73g, 22m). Baaltars enthroned left, eagle and grapes in hand; lion head below / Lion attacking bull left, shield below. Unpublished variant. Attractive VF. Tarsos (BC 361-334) Stater - Mazaios515 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 361-334) Stater - Mazaios384 viewsMazaios, Satrap of Cilicia, 361/0­-334 BC. AR Stater (22.5mm, 10.57g, 5h). Crowned figure of Artaxerxes III in the guise of Baaltars seated right on throne with back terminating in swan’s head, holding lotus flower in right hand, lotus­tipped scepter in left; B’LTRZ (in Aramaic) to left, M (in Aramaic) to lower right / Lion recumbent left; bow above. Near EF, toned, minor roughness on reverse. Very rare, and only the second specimen at auction since NFA XXV in 1990 (Triton XVIII, lot 88 was the first). Tarsos (BC 361-334) Stater - Mazaios199 viewsMazaios, Satrap of Cilicia, 361/0-334 BC. AR Stater (24mm, 10.76g, 3h). Crowned figure of Artaxerxes III in the guise of Baaltars seated right on throne with back terminating in swan’s head, holding lotus flower in right hand, lotus-tipped scepter in left; B’LTRZ (in retrograde Aramaic) to left, M (in Aramaic) to lower right / Lion recumbent left; bow above. Near EF, lightly toned, a little die wear. Very rare. Sunrise Coll.; ex Prospero Coll. (New York Sale XXVII, 1/2012, lot 587). Tarsos (BC 378-372) Obol - Datames469 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 (BC 378-372) Obol - Datames508 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 378-372) Stater - Datames654 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 378-372) Stater - Datames715 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 (BC 379-372) Female - Hemiobol495 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 379-372) Female - Obol374 viewsTime of Pharnabazos-Datames, ca 378-361 BC. AR Obol (0.59g, 10mm, 6h). Head of female, facing with curls / Bust of Aphrodite, wearing taenia, earring and necklace; hair in plaited queue. Good very fine. Tarsos (BC 379-372) Female - Tetartemorion234 viewsca 4th century BC. AR Tetartemorion (0.14g, 5mm). Female head facing within dotted circle / Female bust right within shallow incuse circle. aVF. Tarsos (BC 379-372) Obol386 viewsTime of Pharnabazos and Datames, 379-362 BC. AR Obol (0.80g). Female head (Arethusa?) with sphendone and necklace facing / Helmeted head of bearded male (Ares?) left. Some roughness, very fine. Tarsos (BC 379-372) Obol542 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 (BC 379-372) Obol497 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 (BC 379-372) Obol419 viewsTime of Pharnabazos and Datames, ca 379-372 BC. AR Obol (9mm, 0.70g). Three-quarter facing female head, head turned slightly left / Bearded male head left, wearing Athenian helmet. VF, toned, minor roughness. David Herman Coll.; ex CNG 64 (9/2003), lot 340; Eduardo Levante Collection, 93. Tarsos (BC 379-372) Obol394 viewsTime of Pharnabazos and Datames, ca 379-372 BC. AR Obol (10mm, 0.71g). Three-quarter facing female head, head turned slightly left / Bearded male head right wearing Athenian helmet. VF, toned, minor porosity. David Herman Coll.; Eduardo Levante Collection, 98. Tarsos (BC 379-372) Obol395 viewsTime of Pharnabazos and Datames, ca 379-372 BC. AR Obol (10mm, 0.81g, 12h). Helmeted head of warrior (Ares?) left / Female head left, wearing tripartite crown and earring. Good VF, very minor porosity. Good for issue. Tarsos (BC 379-372) Obol - Pharnabazos667 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 (BC 379-372) Obol - Pharnabazos498 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 (BC 379-372) Obol - Pharnabazos379 views4th century BC. AR Obol (9mm, 0.69g, 11h). Bearded male head (Ares?) right, wearing Attic helmet / Owl standing left, head facing, between two olive leaves. VF, toned, light porosity. Rare. Tarsos (BC 379-372) Tetartemorion - Pharnabazos383 viewsTime of Pharnabazos and Datames, Satraps, 379-372 BC. AR Hemiobol or Tetartemorion (0.20g, 12mm, 11h). Helmeted male head right / Cock standing right between two stars; all within circular incuse. Good VF, toned. Extremely rare denomination. Tarsos (BC 379-374) Obol - Pharnabazos341 viewsPharnabazos, 379-374 BC. AR Obol (0.77g, 10mm). Baaltars seated left, holding scepter / Bearded warrior bust left, wearing Athenian helmet. Nice very fine. Tarsos (BC 379-374) Stater - Pharnabazos886 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 379-374) Stater - Pharnabazos416 viewsPharnabazos, Persian military commander, ca 379-374 BC. AR Stater (20mm, 10.50g). Three-quarter facing head of Herakles, head turned slightly right, wearing lion's skin, Aramaic 'HLK' (=Cilicia) below / Helmeted head of warrior left. VF, toned, obverse die rust, rough surfaces. Very rare. David Herman Coll.; ex CNG 66 (5/2004), lot 605; Eduardo Levante Collection, 75. Unlike the other issues of Pharnabazos, which feature a bearded head of Ares, this coin clearly shows a clean-shaven, young male head. Tarsos (BC 379-374) Stater - Pharnabazos567 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 379-374) Stater - Pharnabazos469 viewsPharnabazos, Persian military commander, 380-374/3 BC. AR Stater (20mm, 10.38g, 10h). Struck circa 380-379 BC. Head of Arethusa facing slightly left / Helmeted and bearded male head left. Near EF, dark iridescent toning, some areas of roughness. Tarsos (BC 380) Stater - Tiribazos?482 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 (BC 386-380) Obol - Tiribazos355 viewsTiribazos, Satrap, 386-380 BC. AR Obol (0.60g, 9mm). ┤Ч Òº; behind Baal standing left holding sceptre and releasing eagle / Head of Ahura Mazda right. Dark hoard patina, very fine. Tarsos (BC 386-380) Obol - Tiribazos366 viewsTiribazos, Satrap of Lydia, ca 386-380 BC. AR Obol (10mm, 0.57g). Baaltars seated right, holding eagle and resting on sceptre; monogram behind / Baaltars(?), nude, holding short scepter and eagle. Toned, good VF. Scarce. Tarsos (BC 386-380) Obol - Tiribazos308 viewsTiribazos, Satrap of Lydia, ca 386-380 BC. AR Obol (0.69g, 9mm, 5h). Baaltars seated right, holding eagle and lotus-tipped scepter / Baaltars(?) standing right, holding scepter and eagle. VF, toned. Tarsos (BC 386-380) Obol - Tiribazos317 viewsTiribazos, Satrap of Lydia, 388-380 BC. AR Obol (10mm, 0.74g, 9h), struck ca 384-383 BC. Baal standing left, releasing eagle and holding scepter; dynastic symbol to left / Head of Ahura-Mazda right, wearing kalathos. Near EF, faint porosity. Rare. Tarsos (BC 386-380) Obol - Tiribazos279 viewsTiribazos(?). Satrap of Lydia, 388-380 BC. AR Obol (9mm, 0.60g, 3h). Baaltars seated right, holding eagle and scepter / Baaltars(?) standing right, holding scepter and eagle. VF, minor porosity. Krizan Coll. Tarsos (BC 386-380) Stater - Tiribazos307 viewsTiribazos. Satrap of Lydia, 388-380 BC. AR Stater (19mm, 10.00g, 9h). Struck circa 387-386 BC. Satrap seated right, raising hand and holding indistinct object / Head of satrap right. VF, toned, obverse die break. Krizan Coll.; ex Levante Coll. (CNG 66, 5/2004, lot 612). Tarsos (BC 389-375) Stater304 viewsca 389-375 BC. AR Stater (20mm, 10.09g, 12h). Athena seated left on rocks, holding spear, resting on shield; olive tree to right / Female kneeling left, tossing astragaloi; lotus plant to right. Good VF, toned. Krizan Coll.; ex Berk BBS 110 (9/1999), lot 212. Tarsos (BC 389-375) Stater173 viewsTiribazos, Satrap of Lydia, 388-380 BC. AR Stater (21mm, 9.74g). Athena seated left on throne, holding spear and resting elbow upon shield; olive tree to right / ΤΕΡΣΙΚΟΝ, female kneeling left, casting astragaloi; lotus plant to right. VF. Tarsos (BC 400-387) Hemiobol853 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 400-387) Hemiobol796 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 (BC 400-387) Hemiobol405 viewsca 350 BC. AR Hemiobol (?) (0.36g, 8h). Forepart of horse left / Griffin advancing left; to left, Aramaic BL. Near EF, toned. Extremely rare. Tarsos (BC 400-387) Hemiobol298 viewsCilicia, uncertain mint or satrap, ca 4th century BC. AR Hemiobol (0.35g). Forepart of bridled horse prancing left / "LY" winged fantastical animal standing left. Extremely rare and in exceptional condition for the issue. Iridescent tone and good extremely fine. Ex Hauck & Aufhäuser 12 (1996), 271. Tarsos (BC 400-387) Hemiobol215 viewsca 350 BC. AR Obol (0.35g, 7mm). Forepart of horse left / Griffin advancing left. gVF. Extremely rare. Tarsos (BC 425-400) 1/3 Stater644 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 425-400) 1/3 Stater470 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 425-400) 1/3 Stater 370 viewsca 440-410 BC. AR Third Stater (13mm, 3.52g, 1h). Forepart of Pegasos flying left / Archer kneeling right, drawing bow; symbol to left; all in dotted square within incuse square. VF, toned. Very rare. Krizan Coll.; ex CNG 64 (9/2003), lot 329; Levante Coll., 57. Tarsos (BC 425-400) 1/3 Stater186 viewsLate 5th century BC. AR 1/3 Stater (13mm, 3.53g). Forepart of griffin left, with horn and curved wing / Two Persian Satraps standing facing one another, each holding spear; all within incuse square. VF. Rare. Tarsos (BC 425-400) Obol325 views4th century BC. AR Obol (9mm, 0.66g, 6h). Lion standing right, feeding / Swan standing right; uncertain letter or symbol above, grain ear to right. CNG 93, lot 450; otherwise unpublished. VF, toned. Extremely rare. Tarsos (BC 425-400) Stater1220 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 (BC 425-400) Stater547 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 (BC 425-400) Stater538 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 425-400) Stater342 viewsca 440-420 BC. AR Stater (22mm, 10.98g, 12h). Starap(?) on horseback left / Hoplite kneeling right, wearing Corinthian helmet, holding spear and shield; all within diamond-shaped incuse. Near VF, struck from worn dies. Rare. Krizan Coll. Tarsos (BC 425-400) Stater363 viewsca 410 BC. AR Stater (19mm, 10.60g, 1h). Horseman riding left; to upper right, eagle(?) flying left / Archer kneeling right, drawing bow, in linear square within incuse square. Near VF, toned, some porosity. An apparently unpublished early issue. Krizan Coll. This early stater from Tarsos combines elements of Casabonne’s type D2 (obverse with horse in walking stance) and G1 (reverse with archer and city ethnic). Chronologically, these two periods are successive, which makes such a seeming “hybrid” reasonably possible. Tarsos (BC 425-400) Stater371 viewsca 410­-385 BC. AR Stater (23mm, 10.51g, 1h). Warrior, holding two spears in right hand, on horse galloping left; to right, bee upward / Archer kneeling right, drawing bow; astragalos to upper left, rock to left, grain ear to lower right; all in dotted square within incuse square. Good VF, bright surfaces. Struck from worn dies. Very rare. Tarsos (BC 425-400) Stater - Syennesis III902 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 (BC 425-400) Stater - Syennesis III654 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 425-400) Triobol455 viewsca 425-400 BC. AR Triobol (2.61g). Forepart of hippocamp right / Persian King advancing right, holding spear and bow. Toned VF, very light porosity. Very rare. Ex von Aulock Collection, 5910. Tarsos (BC 5th cent) Hemiobol492 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 (BC 5th cent) Obol1742 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 5th cent) Obol1301 views5th century BC. AR Obol (0.8g, 8mm). Forepart of griffin (or winged goat?) left / Monoskeles within dotted incuse square. VF.   279 coins on 3 page(s) 1 2 3