v43_0228 - CILICIA - TARSUS Obole
MONNAIES 43 (2010)
Starting price : 110.00 €
Estimate : 180.00 €
unsold lot
Starting price : 110.00 €
Estimate : 180.00 €
unsold lot
Type : Obole
Date: c. 400-350 AC.
Mint name / Town : Tarse
Metal : silver
Diameter : 9 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 0,50 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur une petit flan irrégulier. Belle tête avec une usure régulière. Joli revers. Patine de collection ancienne
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête de Baaltars à droite.
Reverse
Reverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Reverse description : Protomé de loup à droite, surmonté par deux globules.
Commentary
Ce type semble beaucoup plus rare que ne le laissent supposer les ouvrages généraux.
Historical background
CILICIA - TARSUS
(4th century BC)
Mythologically, Tarsus was founded by Argives who was leaving for Egypt in search of Io. The city is historically very old and was part of the Hittite and Assyrian empires before coming under Persian rule. The city fell into the hands of Alexander the Great on the eve of the Battle of Issos in 333 BC. The city then became part of the Seleucid Empire, but was sometimes disputed by the Lagides. During the Hellenistic period, it became an important metropolis and a philosophical center renowned for its Stoics. Tigranes, king of Armenia, seized the city and ravaged it. It was then temporarily occupied by the Parthians and Labienus who threatened the province of Asia. Marc Antony met Cleopatra in Tarsus and followed her to Egypt. Saint Paul was born in Tarsus in 8 in a Hellenized Jewish family.
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