Mazaeus Tarsus Newell 1920 Series I, Silver, struck at Tarsus, 360–330 BC. Obverse: baaltars, bearded, draped, seated on a diphros (portable seat) wearing a laurel wreath and holding an ear of wheat and a bunch of grapes in one hand, and a sceptre surmounted by a lotus flower in the other hand; under the throne, a cross with handles baaltars assis sur un diphros (tabouret). Reverse: lion attacking a kneeling stag in an incuse square lion terrassant un cerf. Weight about 10.4 g.
| mint | Tarsus | weight | 10.44g (15) |
| ruler | Mazaeus | diameter | ⌀ (0) |
| denomination | — | axis | 5↕ (3) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Greece | dataset | IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org) |
obverse
Baaltars, bearded, draped, seated on a diphros (portable seat) wearing a laurel wreath and holding an ear of wheat and a bunch of grapes in one hand, and a sceptre surmounted by a lotus flower in the other hand; under the throne, a cross with handles Baaltars assis sur un diphros (tabouret)
reverse
Lion attacking a kneeling stag in an incuse square Lion terrassant un cerf
specimens (15)
British Museum
10.83g
British Museum
9.71g
British Museum
10.24g
British Museum
10.53g
British Museum
10.75g
British Museum
10.85g
British Museum
10.74g
British Museum
10.92g
British Museum
10.74g
British Museum
10.30g
British Museum
10.14g
British Museum
10.91g
National Museum of Denmark
8.49g
4↕
National Museum of Denmark
10.82g
9↕
National Museum of Denmark
10.62g
3↕
Cite this coin
Mazaeus Tarsus Newell 1920 Series I (mazaeus_satrap_tarsus_newell_1920_1), 360–330 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/mazaeus-tarsus-newell-1920-series-i/ (accessed: 2026-10-31). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA