Mallus Babelon 1910 572, Silver, struck at Mallus, 350–340 BC. Obverse: persian great king kneeling wearing a crenellated wreath and wearing persian kandys (persian tunic), holding a spear in his right hand and a bow in his left hand; in left field, a grain of wheat le grand roi. Reverse: heracles facing, suffocating a lion with both arms; in left field, club; all on the entablature of a column. Weight about 10.4 g.
| mint | Mallus | weight | 10.35g (1) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀ (0) |
| denomination | — | axis | ↕ (0) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Greece | dataset | IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org) |
obverse
Persian Great King kneeling wearing a crenellated wreath and wearing Persian kandys (Persian tunic), holding a spear in his right hand and a bow in his left hand; in left field, a grain of wheat Le Grand Roi
reverse
Heracles facing, suffocating a lion with both arms; in left field, club; all on the entablature of a column
specimens (2)
British Museum
10.35g
Cite this coin
Mallus Babelon 1910 572 (cilician_dynast_mallus_babelon_1910_572), 350–340 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/mallus-babelon-1910-572/ (accessed: 2026-10-31). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA