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bgr_464538 - CILICIA - TARSUS Obole

CILICIA - TARSUS Obole AU
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Item sold on our e-shop (2021)
Price : 320.00 €
Type : Obole
Date: c. 400-350 AC.
Mint name / Town : Cilicie, Tarse
Metal : silver
Diameter : 10 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 0,54 g.
Rarity : INÉDIT
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan bien centré. Belle tête d’Héraklès au droit. Joli revers inhabituel. Patine grise superficielle avec des reflets dorés
Catalogue references :

Obverse


Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête nue d’Héraklès à gauche, la léonté nouée autour du cou.

Reverse


Reverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Reverse description : Tête janiforme.

Commentary


Poids très léger. Semble complètement inédit et non recensé. Manque aux ouvrages consultés.

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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