Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
Stater - Mazaeus
| Issuer | Cilicia, Satrapy of |
|---|---|
| Year | 361 BC - 334 BC |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Drachm (550-330 BCE) |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Log in to see details |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Aramaic |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | The reverse features a lion attacking a bull, both rendered in vigorous relief with the lion seizing the bull from above. The scene is set within a dotted border or linear square, a common compositional device on Cilician staters of this period. The powerful naturalistic treatment of the animals reflects the mature Achaemenid artistic tradition and the skilled die-cutters active at Tarsus under Mazaeus. Aramaic lettering identifying the satrap or regional authority appears in the field. |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Tarsus |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information | Log in to see details |