Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Lot 4268    SESSION 16 (9.30AM FRIDAY 29TH JULY)    Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Estimate $750
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $460

CILICIA, Tarsos, Tarkumuwa (Datames) the Satrap of Cilicia and Cappadocia, (384-361/0 B.C.), silver stater, (22mm, 10.32 g), Struck circa 380 B.C., obv. female head facing slightly left, hair in ampyx, wearing necklace, rev. bearded male head (Ares?) to right, wearing crested Attic helmet, TRKMW (Aramaic) to right; countermarked BAL (in Aramaic) above man-headed bull standing right, head facing, within incuse square, (S.5644, Casabonne Type 1, Moysey Issue 4, SNG BN 258-70, BMC 30, SNG Levante 79). Toned, some roughness, minor edge split, Good very fine and rare, very rare with the countermark.

Ex Superior Stamp & Coin Auction Sale at The New York International Numismatic Convention Auction, December 3-4, 1999, (lot 1535 part), lot includes Auction lot ticket.

In 379 B.C. Pharnabazos, satrap in Bithynia was given the task of reconquering Egypt for the Persian Empire. Datames, satrap of Cappadocia was later appointed to assist him. To finance this undertaking large quantities of silver staters were struck at Tarsos. He was left in sole command of this campaign after Pharnabazos death in 374 B.C. A few years later he became involved in the revolt of the satraps against the Persian king. The obverse of this coin is derived from Kimon's Arethusa on the coinage of Syracuse.