Stater
| Emittente | Tarsos |
|---|---|
| Anno | 440 BC - 420 BC |
| Tipo | Standard circulation coin |
| Valore | Silver Stater (3) |
| Valuta | Drachm |
| Composizione | Silver |
| Peso | 10.43 g |
| Diametro | 18 mm |
| Spessore | |
| Forma | Round (irregular) |
| Tecnica | Hammered, Incuse |
| Orientamento | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Incisore/i | |
| In circolazione fino al | |
| Riferimento/i | Ashmolean#1831 , SNG Levante#56 , ACGC#1034 |
| Descrizione del dritto | Male figure (Melkart?) on hippocamp right; waves below. |
|---|---|
| Scrittura del dritto | |
| Legenda del dritto | |
| Descrizione del rovescio | Deity standing left, holding trident; grain ear to left; all in dotted square within incuse square. |
| Scrittura del rovescio | Aramaic |
| Legenda del rovescio | |
| Bordo | |
| Zecca | |
| Tiratura |
ND (440 BC - 420 BC) - - |
| ID Numisquare | 1928111850 |
| Informazioni aggiuntive |
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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