Stater - Tiribazus Tarsos

Emittent Lydia, Satrapy of
Jahr 388 BC - 380 BC
Typ Standard circulation coin
Nennwert Silver Stater (3)
Währung Drachm (550-330 BCE)
Material Silver
Gewicht 10.44 g
Durchmesser 22 mm
Dicke
Form Round (irregular)
Prägetechnik Hammered
Ausrichtung Variable alignment ↺
Stempelschneider
Im Umlauf bis
Referenz(en) SNG France#235 , SNG Levante#63 , BMC Greek#12 , GCV#5648
Aversbeschreibung Head of Hera or Aphrodite left, wearing pendant earring, beaded necklace, and a turreted stephane decorated with a palmette between two medallions.
Aversschrift Greek
Averslegende ΤΕΡΣΙΚΟΝ
Reversbeschreibung Heracles, nude, kneeling on his club to left, wrapping his arms around the neck of the Nemean lion and partially lifting him off the ground, while the lion props his right hind leg on Herakles` right knee and attempts to bite his right thigh.
Reversschrift
Reverslegende
Rand
Prägestätte
Auflage ND (388 BC - 380 BC) - -
Numisquare-ID 1877732480
Zusätzliche Informationen

Historical Context:This silver stater, issued 388-380 BC, originates from the Satrapy of Lydia under Tiribazus, though minted at Tarsos in Cilicia. Tiribazus was a pivotal Achaemenid satrap, instrumental in negotiating the King's Peace (386 BC) and involved in significant

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