Balakros Tarsus Babelon 1910 728-30, 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: baaltars seated on an ornate throne, his arm resting on the backrest, holding a sceptre surmounted by a lotus flower; in the field, corn-ear and bunch of grapes; in the lower field, t; in the right field, b and ivy leaf baaltars assis sur un. Weight about 10.7 g.
| mint | Tarsus | weight | 10.68g (9) |
| ruler | Balakros | diameter | ⌀ (0) |
| denomination | — | axis | 6↕ (2) |
| 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
Baaltars seated on an ornate throne, his arm resting on the backrest, holding a sceptre surmounted by a lotus flower; in the field, corn-ear and bunch of grapes; in the lower field, T; in the right field, B and ivy leaf Baaltars assis sur un
specimens (14)
British Museum
10.72g
British Museum
10.60g
British Museum
10.30g
British Museum
10.72g
BnF (IRIS)
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British Museum
10.88g
British Museum
10.91g
National Museum of Denmark
10.49g
4↕
National Museum of Denmark
10.73g
7↕
British Museum
10.77g
Cite this coin
Balakros Tarsus Babelon 1910 728-30 (balakros_satrap_tarsus_babelon_1910_728-30), 330–323 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/balakros-tarsus-babelon-1910-728-30/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA