Stater - Tiribazus Tarsos

Uitgever Lydia, Satrapy of
Jaar 388 BC - 380 BC
Type Standard circulation coin
Waarde Silver Stater (3)
Valuta Drachm (550-330 BCE)
Samenstelling Silver
Gewicht 10.44 g
Diameter 22 mm
Dikte
Vorm Round (irregular)
Techniek Hammered
Oriëntatie Variable alignment ↺
Graveur(s)
In omloop tot
Referentie(s) SNG France#235 , SNG Levante#63 , BMC Greek#12 , GCV#5648
Beschrijving voorzijde Head of Hera or Aphrodite left, wearing pendant earring, beaded necklace, and a turreted stephane decorated with a palmette between two medallions.
Schrift voorzijde Greek
Opschrift voorzijde ΤΕΡΣΙΚΟΝ
Beschrijving keerzijde 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.
Schrift keerzijde
Opschrift keerzijde
Rand
Muntplaats
Oplage ND (388 BC - 380 BC) - -
Numisquare-ID 1877732480
Aanvullende informatie

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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