Datames Stater (Tarsos, 373-369 BCE)
Issuing Ruler: Datames, as Satrap of Cilicia (DΔtΔma; Tarkamuwa; Tadanmu; π‘π‘π‘π‘π‘
)
Issuing Authority: Achaemenid Empire, Satrapy of Cilicia
Date of Issue: 373-369 BCE
Mint: Tarsos
Obverse: Ba'al seated right on ornate backless throne; holding grain ear and grape bunch in extended left hand, right hand resting at his side. In left field Aramaic legend π‘π‘π‘π‘π‘π‘, "Ba'al of Tarsos" [largely off-flan]; in left field thymiaterion; lotus beneath throne.
Reverse: Seated figure of Datames facing right, wearing Satrapal regalia with armour, inspecting arrow held in both hands, bow at his feet in lower right field. Legend in left field, in Aramaic π‘π‘π‘π‘π‘
, "Tadanmu". FurΕhar in upper right field.
Weight: 10.51 g
Diameter: 24mm
Axis: 10h
Denomination: Stater (Cilicia)
Provenance: Privately purchased in January 2021
Issuing Ruler: Datames, as Satrap of Cilicia (DΔtΔma; Tarkamuwa; Tadanmu; π‘π‘π‘π‘π‘
)
Issuing Authority: Achaemenid Empire, Satrapy of Cilicia
Date of Issue: 373-369 BCE
Mint: Tarsos
Obverse: Ba'al seated right on ornate backless throne; holding grain ear and grape bunch in extended left hand, right hand resting at his side. In left field Aramaic legend π‘π‘π‘π‘π‘π‘, "Ba'al of Tarsos" [largely off-flan]; in left field thymiaterion; lotus beneath throne.
Reverse: Seated figure of Datames facing right, wearing Satrapal regalia with armour, inspecting arrow held in both hands, bow at his feet in lower right field. Legend in left field, in Aramaic π‘π‘π‘π‘π‘
, "Tadanmu". FurΕhar in upper right field.
Weight: 10.51 g
Diameter: 24mm
Axis: 10h
Denomination: Stater (Cilicia)
Provenance: Privately purchased in January 2021
Issuing Ruler: Datames, as Satrap of Cilicia (DΔtΔma; Tarkamuwa; Tadanmu; π‘π‘π‘π‘π‘
)
Issuing Authority: Achaemenid Empire, Satrapy of Cilicia
Date of Issue: 373-369 BCE
Mint: Tarsos
Obverse: Ba'al seated right on ornate backless throne; holding grain ear and grape bunch in extended left hand, right hand resting at his side. In left field Aramaic legend π‘π‘π‘π‘π‘π‘, "Ba'al of Tarsos" [largely off-flan]; in left field thymiaterion; lotus beneath throne.
Reverse: Seated figure of Datames facing right, wearing Satrapal regalia with armour, inspecting arrow held in both hands, bow at his feet in lower right field. Legend in left field, in Aramaic π‘π‘π‘π‘π‘
, "Tadanmu". FurΕhar in upper right field.
Weight: 10.51 g
Diameter: 24mm
Axis: 10h
Denomination: Stater (Cilicia)
Provenance: Privately purchased in January 2021