378 BCE - 362 BCE | TRKMW (in Aramaic characters)
Overstriking coin
Tarsus_2373_Obolos.jpg
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Overstruck variety
Side Athena Apollo.jpg
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Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:
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Nomos, Obolos 5, 26 June 2016, 423
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Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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Female head facing slightly to left, hair in ampyx, wearing earring and necklace. Dotted border.
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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TRKMW (in Aramaic characters) (Aramaic) Bearded head right, wearing crested Attic helmet, drapery around neck. Border of dots.
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Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:
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Tarsus
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Ancient regionAncient region.
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Cilicia
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Modern countryModern country: Turkey
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AuthorityIdentifies the issuing power. The authority can be "pretended" when the name or the portrait of X is on the coin but he/she was not the issuing power. It can also be "uncertain" when there is no mention of X on the coin but he/she was the issuing power according to the historical sources:
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Tarkumuwa (Datames), satrap of Cilicia, Persian Empire
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Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 378 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 362 BCE
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Classical 480-323 BC  periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 10.410.4 g <br />10,400 mg <br />
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DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: double siglos
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AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 66 mm <br />0.6 cm <br />
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| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2727 mm <br />2.7 cm <br />
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StandardStandard.: Persian
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References
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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Athena standing Athena left, holding Nike in right hand, resting left hand on shield. In field, pomegrenate. Border of dots (visible on obverse).
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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Apollo standing left (visible on reverse).
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Mint and issuing power
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 400 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 380 BCE
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Classical 480-323 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ:
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double siglos
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StandardStandard. ᵖ:
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Persian
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References
