Tarsus Casabonne 2000 D1, Silver, struck at Tarsus, 425–400 BC. Obverse: persian horseman, bearded wearing a kyrbasia (persian leather headdress) and holding a lotus flower cavalier perse, barbu,. Reverse: two persians, bearded, standing face-to-face, holding spears vertically; bow and quiver on their backs deux perses, barbus, debout face. Weight about 10.5 g.
| mint | Tarsus | weight | 10.48g (2) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀ (0) |
| denomination | — | axis | 6↕ (1) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Greece | dataset | IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org) |
obverse
Persian horseman, bearded wearing a kyrbasia (Persian leather headdress) and holding a lotus flower Cavalier perse, barbu,
reverse
Two Persians, bearded, standing face-to-face, holding spears vertically; bow and quiver on their backs Deux Perses, barbus, debout face
specimens (2)
British Museum
10.35g
British Museum
10.60g
6↕
Cite this coin
Tarsus Casabonne 2000 D1 (tarsus_casabonne_2000_d1), 425–400 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/tarsus-casabonne-2000-d1/ (accessed: 2026-10-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA