Arsames, satrap of Cilicia Tarsus BMC Tarsus 79, Silver, struck at Tarsus, 330–323 BC. Obverse: bust of athena three-quarters facing, draped and adorned with a necklace, wearing an attic helmet with triple crest. Reverse: boeotian notched oval shield; star bouclier ovale. Weight about 0.7 g.
| mint | Tarsus | weight | 0.73g (1) |
| ruler | Arsames, satrap of Cilicia | diameter | ⌀ (0) |
| denomination | — | axis | ↕ (0) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Greece | dataset | IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org) |
obverse
Bust of Athena three-quarters facing, draped and adorned with a necklace, wearing an Attic helmet with triple crest
reverse
Boeotian notched oval shield; star Bouclier ovale
specimens (1)
British Museum
0.73g
Cite this coin
Arsames, satrap of Cilicia Tarsus BMC Tarsus 79 (tarsus_bmc_79), 330–323 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/arsames-satrap-of-cilicia-tarsus-bmc-tarsus-79/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA