Stater
| Émetteur | Tarsos |
|---|---|
| Année | 440 BC - 420 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Valeur | Silver Stater (3) |
| Devise | Drachm |
| Composition | Silver |
| Poids | 10.43 g |
| Diamètre | 18 mm |
| Épaisseur | |
| Forme | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered, Incuse |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Graveur(s) | |
| En circulation jusqu’à | |
| Référence(s) | Ashmolean#1831 , SNG Levante#56 , ACGC#1034 |
| Description de l’avers | Male figure (Melkart?) on hippocamp right; waves below. |
|---|---|
| Écriture de l’avers | |
| Légende de l’avers | |
| Description du revers | Deity standing left, holding trident; grain ear to left; all in dotted square within incuse square. |
| Écriture du revers | Aramaic |
| Légende du revers | |
| Tranche | |
| Atelier | |
| Tirage |
ND (440 BC - 420 BC) - - |
| ID Numisquare | 1928111850 |
| Informations supplémentaires |
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Historical Context: This silver stater was issued by the prosperous city of Tarsos in Cilicia between 440 BC and 420 BC. During this period, Tarsos operated as a significant economic and political entity within the Achaemenid Persian Empire. Under Persian suzerainty, Cilician cities like Tarsos enjoyed considerable autonomy