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17 |
753 |
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177 |
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323 |
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907 |
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1,258 |
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513 |
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12 |
351 |
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26 |
1,850 |
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42 |
1,341 |
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57 |
1,161 |
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152 |
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53 |
1,241 |
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495 |
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447 |
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655 |
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91 |
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8 |
437 |
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2,100 |
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8 |
140 |
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461 |
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Tarsos (BC 425-400) Stater1220 viewsca 425-400 BC. AR Stater (10.35g). Bellerophon riding Pegasos left, spearing Chimera below / The God Nergal, standing left and holding axe, ear of corn to left, small tree to right, 'NRGL-TRZ' = Nergal? Tarsos in Aramaic characters above. Extremely rare and interesting. Attractive dark tone, EF. Ex NAC Sale 10 (1997), lot 253.
Nergal was a fearsome Mesopotamian god associated with death; he reigned in the underworld and was the protector of men against pestilence and war. His name survives not only on coinage, but on Akkadian and Elamite inscriptions, and seemingly also in the names of high-ranking Assyrian officials and a Babylonian king of the early 7th cent. BC, Nergal-ushezib. The small tree may be the "sacred tree" that is often the focal point of ceremonies depicted on Neo-Assyrian reliefs and seals.
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Tarsos (AD 235-238) AE 36 - Maximinus I311 viewsMaximinus I, 235-238 AD. AE36 (22.77g, 6h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Dionysus and Ariadne in a cart drawn by two centaurs right, one of whom holds a lyre. Near VF, green and light brown patina. Rare mythological scene. Krizan Coll.; ex CNG 64 (9/2003), lot 709; Levante Coll., 1104.
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Tarsos (BC 378-372) Stater - Datames714 viewsDatames, Satrap of Cilicia and Cappadocia. 384-362 BC. AR Stater (21mm, 10.05g). 'BLTRZ' in Aramaic left, Baaltars seated right, torso facing; holding grain ear and grape-bunch in left hand, eagle-tipped sceptre in right arm; thymiaterion to right; all within crenelated wall / 'TRDMW' in Aramaic right, Ana, nude, facing Datames; both have their right arms raised; between them, thymiaterion; all within square square border within linear border. EF, some surface erosion.
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Tarsos (AD 117-138) AE 28340 viewsTime of Hadrian, 117-138 AD, or later. AE28 (17.18g, 12h). Laureate bust of Hercules right, club over shoulder / Perseus standing left, holding statuette of Apollo Lykeios and harpe. VF, earthen green patina. Krizan Coll.; ex CNG 51 (9/1999), lot 952; Lindgren Coll., 1621.
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Tarsos (AD 235-238) AE 37 - Maximinus I391 viewsMaximinus I, 235-238 AD. AE37 (19.31g). VT.K.Γ.IOV.OVH.MAΞIMEINOC, draped, cuirassed, radiate bust right, in field Π-Π/ TAPCOV THC MHTPOΠOLEΩ[C], Apollo Lykeios, nude, laureate, standing frontal, holding a dead wolf in each hand; AMK in left field, Γ.B in right field. Rare, about VF. Hoeft coll.
AMK stands for 'the First, the Biggest, the most Beautiful', granted to the city in 215 AD upon Caracalla's campaign against the Parthians. Γ.B = 3.2, capital of three provinces, keeper of two neocorates (Curtis Clay).
The two animals are not wolfs but dogs, symbolizing Mopsus and Amphilochus, called 'the dogs of Apollo' by Lychopron, a 3rd century poet. (Pat Lawrence)
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Tarsos (BC 164-27) AE 21301 views164 BC and later. AE21 (6.82g). Turreted, veiled and draped bust of Tyche right / TAPΣEΩN, Sandan on mythical animal right, within pyramidal monument surmounted by eagle; two monograms to left. Dark green glossy patina, VF. Franke coll.
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Tarsos (AD 217-218) Drachm - Diadumenian463 viewsDiadumenian, as Caesar, 217-218 AD. AR Drachm (5.10g). M OΠANTΩNINOC KAIC, draped and cuirassed bust right / TAPC - EΩNMHTPOΠ, winged Victory to left holding crown. Surfaces a little rough, otherwise very fine.
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Tarsos (AD 254-268) AE 28 - Salonina340 viewsSalonina, Augusta, 254-268 AD. AE28 (14.66g, 12h). Draped bust right, wearing stephane, set on crescent; all within wreath / Cybele seated right, lions to either side of throne. Good VF, brown and green patina. Interesting with the wreath enclosing the bust. From Group CEM; ex Eduardo Levante Coll. (Triton VII, 1/2004), lot 811.
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Tarsos (AD 198-217) AE 34 - Caracalla242 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE34 (21.59g). AV KAI M AV CЄOVHP ANTΩNЄINOC CЄ / Π– Π, laureate head right / AΔP CЄOVHP ANTΩNЄINOVΠOΛ MHTPO / TAPCOV / KOINOBOVΛION - Γ B, Koinobulion standing left, holding cornucopia and sacrificing with patera over lighted altar to left. gVF.Jun 10, 2019
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Tarsos (AD 117-138) Tridrachm - Hadrian116 viewsHadrian, 117-138. AR Tridrachm (27mm, 9.59g, 12h). ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΘΕ ΤΡ ΠΑΡ ΥΙ ΘΕ ÎΕΡ ΥΙ ΤΡΑ ΑΔΡΙΑÎΟϹ ϹE, laureate head right / ΤΑΡ/ϹΕΩΠ- ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕWϹ, city-goddess, turreted and veiled, seated left, holding palm in her right hand and cornucopiae with her left; to left at feet, river-god Kydnos, crowned with wreath of sedge, swimming left; all within laurel wreath. Sharply struck and clear. Light scratches on the obverse and the reverse somewhat double struck, gEF.Jan 26, 2019
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Tarsos (AD 249-251) AE 33 - Trajan Decius115 viewsTrajan Decius, 249-251 AD. AE33 - Hexassarion (18.31g, 12h). ΑΥ ΚЄ Γ ΜЄϹ ΚΟΥ ΔЄΚΙΟϹ ΤΡΑΙΑÎΟϹ ЄΥ ЄΥ ϹЄΒ / Π– Î , radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right / ΤΑΡϹΟΥ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛЄΩϹ - Α / Îœ Κ / Γ - Î’, Zebu bull lying before altar; behind, upper part of a male figure standing, head left, and holding spear and shield; to right, Perseus, holding Gorgoneion and harpa with his left hand and patera over altar with his right; to left, Demeter standing right, holding two small torches over altar; high column with cult-statue of Apollo. gVFJan 19, 2019
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Tarsos (BC 361-334) Stater - Mazaios196 viewsMazaios, Satrap of Cilicia, 361/0-334 BC. AR Stater (24mm, 10.76g, 3h). Crowned figure of Artaxerxes III in the guise of Baaltars seated right on throne with back terminating in swan’s head, holding lotus flower in right hand, lotus-tipped scepter in left; B’LTRZ (in retrograde Aramaic) to left, M (in Aramaic) to lower right / Lion recumbent left; bow above. Near EF, lightly toned, a little die wear. Very rare. Sunrise Coll.; ex Prospero Coll. (New York Sale XXVII, 1/2012, lot 587).Sep 25, 2018
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Tarsos (AD 117-138) Tetradrachm - Hadrian & Sabina211 viewsHadrian, with Sabina, 117-138 AD. AR Tetradrachm (13.12g, 28mm, 6h). Struck circa 131 AD. AYT KAI ΘE TPA ΠA[P YI ΘE NEP Y]I TPAI AΔPIANOC CE, Π-Π, radiate and draped bust of Hadrian right; club below / [CABEI]NA CEBACTH AΔP (P retrograde) TAPC MHTPOΠOΛEO[C], A-Y, draped bust of Sabina right, wearing stephane, set on crescent. Near EF, deeply toned. Rare and excellent for issue. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 72 (5/2013), lot 653; Numismatic Fine Arts XXX (12/1992), lot 255.
A desirable issue, not only for the attractive busts but for the interesting legends; the obverse legend declares Hadrian’s descent from both Trajan and Nerva, while the reverse legend titles Sabina augusta in addition to its Greek equivalent, sebaste.Jun 18, 2018
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Tarsos (BC 389-375) Stater171 viewsTiribazos, Satrap of Lydia, 388-380 BC. AR Stater (21mm, 9.74g). Athena seated left on throne, holding spear and resting elbow upon shield; olive tree to right / ΤΕΡΣΙΚΟÎ, female kneeling left, casting astragaloi; lotus plant to right. VF.Feb 07, 2018
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Tarsos (BC 425-400) 1/3 Stater185 viewsLate 5th century BC. AR 1/3 Stater (13mm, 3.53g). Forepart of griffin left, with horn and curved wing / Two Persian Satraps standing facing one another, each holding spear; all within incuse square. VF. Rare.
Feb 07, 2018
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Tarsos (AD 198-217) Didrachm - Caracalla143 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AR Didrachm (3.97g, 24mm, 6h). 215-217 AD. AV K M AVP CЄOVHP ANTΩNINOC CЄ, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right / TAPCOY MHTPO AMK, Nike advancing left, holding wreath in right hand and palm in left. Very rare, Prieur cites just one example. Some deposits, otherwise, gVF.Jan 04, 2018
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