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Stater - Mazaeus
| Issuer | Cilicia, Satrapy of |
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| Year | 361 BC - 334 BC |
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| Currency | Drachm (550-330 BCE) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse depicts Baaltars, the Aramaic manifestation of the Phoenician storm deity Baal, enthroned facing left and holding an eagle in his outstretched right hand and a sceptre in his left. The deity is shown wearing a himation and a radiate crown, with an ear of grain and a grape cluster in the field. An Aramaic legend appears in the field, identifying the satrap Mazaeus as issuing authority. |
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| Obverse script | Aramaic |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a lion passant to the right, depicted in a bold and naturalistic style characteristic of Achaemenid-period Cilician coinage. A bull is shown below or before the lion in a recumbent or attacked pose. The design is rendered with fine detail in the relief typical of hammered silver staters of this era, with the imagery filling the flan within an incuse square. |
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