Stater of Tarsus under Datames | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1.1965.2506
People: Datames, Greek (r. 378-372 BCE)
Title: Stater of Tarsus under Datames
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 378-372 BCE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Tarsos (Cilicia)
Period: Classical period, Late
Culture: Greek
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/148702

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Silver

Metal

AR

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

9.92 g

Die Axis

6

Denomination

stater

Inscriptions and Marks

Obverse Inscription: BLTRZ (=Baalters)
Reverse Inscription: TRDMW (=Datames)

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: SNG Lev 83; Dewing 2506

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Loan from the Trustees of the Arthur Stone Dewing Greek Numismatic Foundation
Object Number: 1.1965.2506
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obv.: Baalters seated r., holding ear of corn, bunch of grapes and resting on scepter surmounted by eagle, at l. thymiaterionm all within crenellated wall.
Rev.: Ana, nude and Datames facing, both r. arms raised, between thymiaterion.

Verification Level

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