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Stater
| Issuer | Tarsos |
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| Year | 455 BC - 400 BC |
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| Weight | 10.70 g |
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| Mint | Tarsos (Tarsus, Cilicia) |
| Mintage | ND (455 BC - 400 BC) |
| Additional information |
Tarsos operated as a tribute-paying satrapy under Achaemenid authority during this period, and its coinage reflects that uneasy dual identity — locally administered mints producing silver on a weight standard aligned with Persian imperial expectations. The city sat on the main route connecting the Levantine coast to the Anatolian interior, and its staters circulated as a working commercial currency rather than prestige issues, handling the traffic of timber, linen, and mercenary pay moving through the Cilician Gates.