Arsames, satrap of Cilicia Tarsus Babelon 1910 722

Typological Description

  • Date Range: 330 BC - 323 BC
  • Material: Silver

  • Authority

  • Geographic

  • Obverse

    • Type: Bust of Athena three-quarters facing, draped and adorned with a necklace, wearing an Attic helmet with triple crest

  • Reverse

    • Type: Baaltars seated on an ornate throne, his arm resting on the backrest, holding a sceptre surmounted by a lotus flower; in the field, corn-ear and bunch of grapes; in the lower field, I

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