Stater of Tarsus under Mazaios | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1.1965.2511
People: Mazaios, Greek (r. 361-334 BCE)
Title: Stater of Tarsus under Mazaios
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 361-334 BCE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Tarsos (Cilicia)
Period: Achaemenid period
Culture: Greek
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/148793

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Silver

Metal

AR

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

10.91 g

Die Axis

2

Denomination

stater

Inscriptions and Marks

Obverse Inscription: BLTRZ (=Baalters)
Reverse Inscription: MZDI (=Mazaios)

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: SNG Lev 102; Dewing 2511

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: 1.1965.2511
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obv.: Baalters seated r., holding scepter and eagle, ear of corn and bunch of grapes.
Rev.: Lion attacking bull.

Exhibition History

32Q: 3440 Middle East, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/16/2014 - 11/16/2016

Verification Level

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1.1965.2511: Stater of Tarsus under Mazaios