Mazaeus Tarsus Newell 1920 Series V, Silver, struck at Tarsus, 360–330 BC. Obverse: baaltars seated on a diphros (portable seat), bearded, head facing forward wearing a laurel wreath wearing a drape, holding an eagle, an ear of wheat and a bunch of grapes in his right hand, and a sceptre surmounted by a lotus flower in the left hand baaltars assis sur un diphros (tabouret), barbu, la. Reverse: lion attacking a kneeling bull; no control beneath lion terrassant un. Weight about 10.2 g, diameter 23.0 mm.
| mint | Tarsus | weight | 10.22g (4) |
| ruler | Mazaeus | diameter | ⌀23.0 (1) |
| denomination | — | axis | ↕ (0) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Greece | dataset | IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org) |
obverse
Baaltars seated on a diphros (portable seat), bearded, head facing forward wearing a laurel wreath wearing a drape, holding an eagle, an ear of wheat and a bunch of grapes in his right hand, and a sceptre surmounted by a lotus flower in the left hand Baaltars assis sur un diphros (tabouret), barbu, la
reverse
Lion attacking a kneeling bull; no control beneath Lion terrassant un
specimens (4)
British Museum
10.72g
⌀23.0
British Museum
10.07g
British Museum
9.20g
British Museum
10.88g
Cite this coin
Mazaeus Tarsus Newell 1920 Series V (mazaeus_satrap_tarsus_newell_1920_5), 360–330 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/mazaeus-tarsus-newell-1920-series-v/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA