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Obol
| Issuer | Tarsos |
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| Year | 370 BC - 334 BC |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse description | Female head facing, rendered in a fine three-quarter frontal style characteristic of Tarsian coinage of the fourth century BC. The effigy is wreathed with vegetation, likely olive or laurel leaves, and wears a pendant earring visible to the left. The hair falls in loose waves framing the face, and a beaded necklace is discernible at the truncation. The rendering exhibits the confident draughtsmanship associated with the skilled celators of Cilician Tarsos. |
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| Reverse description | Female head in left profile, identified as Arethusa or a local deity, wearing a turreted or crested headdress adorned with a central palmette and flanking ornaments, consistent with Tarsian civic iconography. The hair is drawn back into a bun secured at the nape, with a drop earring pendant from the ear. A beaded necklace is visible at the base of the neck. The portrait is rendered in high relief with confident incised detail, exhibiting the accomplished engraving style typical of late Achaemenid-period Cilician coinage. |
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| Mintage | ND (370 BC - 334 BC) |
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