Tarkumuwa, satrap of Cilicia Tarsus Moysey 1986 Issue 6, Silver, struck at Tarsus, 368–360 BC. Obverse: baaltars seated on a diphros bearded, draped, holding an ear of wheat and a bunch of grapes in his left hand; in left field, an eagle flying; in the background, thymiaterion (incense burner); all in a crenellated circle baaltars assis sur un diphros (tabouret). Reverse: datames seated on a diphros (movable seat) wearing a satrapal cap, holding an arrow in both hands; in the right field, bow; in the upper field, ahura-mazda. Weight about 9.9 g, diameter 23.0 mm.
| mint | Tarsus | weight | 9.90g (7) |
| ruler | Tarkumuwa, satrap of Cilicia | diameter | ⌀23.0 (1) |
| denomination | — | axis | 8↕ (4) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Greece | dataset | IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org) |
obverse
Baaltars seated on a diphros bearded, draped, holding an ear of wheat and a bunch of grapes in his left hand; in left field, an eagle flying; in the background, thymiaterion (incense burner); all in a crenellated circle Baaltars assis sur un diphros (tabouret)
reverse
Datames seated on a diphros (movable seat) wearing a satrapal cap, holding an arrow in both hands; in the right field, bow; in the upper field, Ahura-Mazda
specimens (13)
British Museum
10.33g
BnF (IRIS)
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British Museum
9.88g
British Museum
10.24g
⌀23.0
National Museum of Denmark
10.65g
10↕
National Museum of Denmark
10.65g
10↕
National Museum of Denmark
9.63g
10↕
National Museum of Denmark
7.95g
BnF (IRIS)
Cite this coin
Tarkumuwa, satrap of Cilicia Tarsus Moysey 1986 Issue 6 (datames_satrap_tarsus_moysey_1986_6), 368–360 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/tarkumuwa-satrap-of-cilicia-tarsus-moysey-1986-issue-6/ (accessed: 2026-09-15). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA