Lot 3999

Iran, Achaemenids, Satrapal coinage, Cilicia, Tarsos. Tarkumuwa (Datames). Satrap of Cilicia and Cappadocia, 384-361/0 BC. AR Stater ( 6.99 g. ). Struck circa 370 BC. Baaltars seated right, head and torso facing; thymiaterion to right; all within crenelated wall / Ana, standing right, facing Datames, standing left; thymiaterion between; all within dotted square border in linear border. General feature aVF, but show a dark patina, lighter in weight and brittleness on the flan and edge. The provenance of the coins with these features can be traced back to the Mir Zakah II hoard. Ref.: Casabonne series 3; Moysey issue 5; SNG France 290; SNG Levante 83.