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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1.1965.2513
People
Mazaios, Greek (r. 361-334 BCE)
Title
Stater of 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/149136

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
10.73 g
Die Axis
4
Denomination
stater
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: BLTRZ (=Baalters)
  • Reverse Inscription: MDZI ZI'L'BRNH RAWHLK

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
SNG Lev 115; Dewing 2513

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
1.1965.2513
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Baalters seated l., holding scepter, to l. ear of grain, bunch of grapes, and monogram, below throne monogram.
Rev.: Lion l., attacking bull, below two rows of walls with towers and battlements.

Verification Level

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