Mazaeus Tarsus Newell 1920 Series II, 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 within a linear circle lion terrassant un cerf. Weight about 10.7 g.
| mint | Tarsus | weight | 10.75g (4) |
| ruler | Mazaeus | diameter | ⌀ (0) |
| denomination | — | axis | ↕ (0) |
| 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 within a linear circle Lion terrassant un cerf
specimens (4)
British Museum
10.70g
British Museum
11.04g
British Museum
11.02g
British Museum
10.22g
Cite this coin
Mazaeus Tarsus Newell 1920 Series II (mazaeus_satrap_tarsus_newell_1920_2), 360–330 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/mazaeus-tarsus-newell-1920-series-ii/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA