Live auction - bgr_875648 - CILICIA - TARSUS Obole
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| Estimate : | 250 € |
| Price : | 90 € |
| Maximum bid : | 90 € |
| End of the sale : | 21 October 2025 14:08:35 |
| bidders : | 1 bidder |
Type : Obole
Date: c. 333-323 AC.
Mint name / Town : Tarse, Cilicie
Metal : silver
Diameter : 11 mm
Weight : 0,64 g.
Rarity : R3
Coments on the condition:
Très belle monnaie sur un flan légèrement décentré. Une légère faiblesse au niveau supérieur droit de la tête à l’avers, se retrouvant sur la moitié du bouclier au revers. De très jolis détails. Patine grise aux légers reflets dorés
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse description : Tête d’Athéna casquée, vue de trois quarts de face à gauche, portant un collier de perles
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Reverse
Reverse description : Bouclier béotien décoré d’un foudre.
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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