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Stater of Tarsos with king (?) riding horse
Greek
Classical Period
410–400 B.C.
Mint: Cilicia, Tarsos
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 25 mm. Weight: 10.39 gm.
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number04.1148
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 2129.
DescriptionObverse: The king of Cilicia (?) on horse galloping right; in tiara with loose flaps, chiton and chlamys; reins in both hands; left arm flies upwards.
Border of dots.
Reverse: Greek hoplite kneeling right on right knee; in drawn-back right, spear diagonally upwards; on left, a round shield. Hoplite is beardless, in crested Corinthian helmet and short girdled chiton.
At right, an ear of corn upright.
Inscription in Aramaic at right.
Dotted square border; square incuse.
Border of dots.
Reverse: Greek hoplite kneeling right on right knee; in drawn-back right, spear diagonally upwards; on left, a round shield. Hoplite is beardless, in crested Corinthian helmet and short girdled chiton.
At right, an ear of corn upright.
Inscription in Aramaic at right.
Dotted square border; square incuse.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Canon Greenwell Collection; July 1902: acquired from Canon Greenwell Collection by Edward Perry Warren; purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren, September, 1904
Not listed as Greenwell by Regling.
Not listed as Greenwell by Regling.