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Stater
| Issuer | Tarsos |
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| Year | 420 BC - 410 BC |
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| Technique | Hammered, Incuse |
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| Obverse description | Mounted warrior in Persian dress advancing left at full gallop, holding a flower or lotus blossom in the raised hand; a bow and quiver suspended from the far flank of the horse. A winged solar disc appears beneath the horse in the lower field, reflecting Achaemenid religious iconography. The composition is rendered in high relief with fine detail characteristic of Cilician satrapal coinage of the late fifth century BC. |
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| Reverse description | Archer figure kneeling to right in the act of drawing a strung bow, depicted in a style consistent with Achaemenid royal imagery. A letter or symbol appears to the left of the figure within the design field. The entire composition is contained within a dotted border forming a square, itself set within a deeply incuse square recess — a hallmark technique of early Cilician silver coinage. The incuse square reflects the standard die-punch method employed by the Tarsian mint during this period. |
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| Reverse lettering | ò |
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