Live auction - bgr_629460 - CILICIA - TARSUS Unité
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| Estimate : | 200 € |
| Price : | no bid |
| Maximum bid : | no bid |
| End of the sale : | 26 January 2021 14:31:39 |
Type : Unité
Date: c. 164-49 AC.
Mint name / Town : Tarse, Cilicie
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 20,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 7,14 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie légèrement décentrée au revers. Joli portrait. Patine foncée
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête tourelée de Tyché à droite ; grènetis circulaire.
Reverse
Reverse description : Autel de Sandan de forme pyramidale avec Sandan debout de face sur un lion ; le tout posé sur un base quadrangulaire surmonté d’un aigle posé sur un apex.
Reverse legend : TARSEWN/ ER.
Commentary
Poids léger.
Historical background
CILICIA - TARSUS
(2nd-1st 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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