| Roma Numismatics Ltd > Auction XXX | Auction date: 21 March 2024 |
| Lot number: 263 Price realized: 2,000 GBP (Approx. 2,534 USD / 2,333 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: Cilicia, Tarsos AR Stater. Datames, satrap of Cilicia and Cappadocia, circa 369-361 BC. Baaltars seated to right on throne, holding bunch of grapes and grain ear in left hand, with eagle-tipped sceptre cradled in right arm; B'LTRZ in Aramaic to left, thymiaterion to right, bucranium beneath throne, all within crenellated wall / Tarkumuwa (Datames) seated to right, in full Persian garb, inspecting arrow held in his left hand; TRDMW in Aramaic to left, bow to right, winged solar disk in upper right field. Casabonne type 2; Moysey issue 6; SNG BnF 286-8; SNG Levante 88; Traité II 610; SNG Copenhagen 295-6; SNG von Aulock 5952. 10.54g, 24mm, 11h. Near Mint State; struck off-centre, otherwise a stellar example. Ex Auktionshaus H. D. Rauch GmbH, Auction 112, 10 June 2021, lot 675. Estimate: 1750 GBP |  |
