Balakros Tarsus SNG Paris 489a-b, Silver, struck at Tarsus, 330–323 BC. Obverse: head of athena wearing a crested attic helmet. Reverse: boeotian notched oval shield; b bouclier ovale. Weight about 0.6 g.
| mint | Tarsus | weight | 0.64g (1) |
| ruler | Balakros | diameter | ⌀ (0) |
| denomination | — | axis | ↕ (0) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Greece | dataset | IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org) |
obverse
Head of Athena wearing a crested Attic helmet
reverse
Boeotian notched oval shield; B Bouclier ovale
specimens (1)
British Museum
0.64g
Cite this coin
Balakros Tarsus SNG Paris 489a-b (balakros_satrap_tarsus_sng_paris_489a-b), 330–323 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/balakros-tarsus-sng-paris-489a-b/ (accessed: 2026-11-15). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA