Tarsus BMC Tarsus 81, Silver, struck at Tarsus, 330–323 BC. Obverse: baaltars seated on an ornate throne, his arm resting on the backrest, holding a sceptre surmounted by a lotus flower; t beneath throne baaltars assis sur un. Reverse: bust of athena three-quarters facing, draped and adorned with a necklace, wearing an attic helmet with triple crest. Weight about 9.9 g.
| mint | Tarsus | weight | 9.92g (2) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀ (0) |
| denomination | — | axis | ↕ (0) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Greece | dataset | IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org) |
obverse
Baaltars seated on an ornate throne, his arm resting on the backrest, holding a sceptre surmounted by a lotus flower; T beneath throne Baaltars assis sur un
reverse
Bust of Athena three-quarters facing, draped and adorned with a necklace, wearing an Attic helmet with triple crest
specimens (2)
British Museum
9.27g
British Museum
10.56g
Cite this coin
Tarsus BMC Tarsus 81 (tarsus_bmc_81), 330–323 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/tarsus-bmc-tarsus-81/ (accessed: 2026-11-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA