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Tetartemorion - temp. Artaxerxes III / Darius III
| Issuer | Cilicia, Satrapy of |
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| Year | 358 BC - 330 BC |
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| Value | Tetartemorion (1⁄24) |
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| Obverse description | Crowned Persian Great King depicted in the running-kneeling pose facing right, rendered in the Achaemenid court style. The king holds an akinakes (short Persian sword) in his raised right hand and a bow in his lowered left hand. The figure is shown in profile with royal attire, conveying the traditional image of royal power and martial authority. The design is executed in miniature relief typical of the fractional silver coinage of Cilicia under Achaemenid satrapial administration. |
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| Reverse description | Bearded head of Hermes facing left, wearing a petasos (broad-brimmed traveler's hat), rendered in profile in the Hellenic style. The portrait reflects the strong Greek artistic influence prevalent in Cilician coinage of the Achaemenid period, demonstrating the cultural synthesis characteristic of this satrapial mint. The field is largely plain, with the design confined to the small flan typical of this fractional denomination. Details are somewhat worn, consistent with the diminutive scale of the tetartemorion. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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