CILICIA. Tarsos. Circa 420-400 BC. Stater (Silver, 20 mm,

CILICIA. Tarsos. Circa 420-400 BC. Stater (Silver, 20 mm, 10.57 g, 4 h). Satrap on horseback riding left, wearing kyrbasia and with gorytos at his hip, holding flower in his right hand and reins in his left; behind, eagle standing left on branch; below horse, ankh-like symbol. Rev. 𐡆𐡓𐡕 ('trz' in Aramaic) Archer kneeling right, drawing bow; behind, ankh-like symbol; all within dotted border within incuse square. Müseler 9.6.5. SNG Copenhagen -. SNG Levante -. SNG Paris -. SNG von Aulock -. Fresh and attractive, and with an exceptionally detailed Persian archer on the reverse. Struck from a slightly worn obverse die, otherwise, good extremely fine.


From a European collection, formed before 2005.