Watch List notes:

CILICIA. Tarsos. Tarkumuwa (Datames), satrap of Cilicia and Cappadocia, 384-361/0 BC. Stater (Silver, 23 mm, 10.33 g, 10 h). 𐡁𐡏𐡋𐡕𐡓𐡆 ('b'ltrs' in Aramaic) Baaltars seated right on backless throne, his body turned to front, holding bunch of grapes and grain ear in his left hand and eagle-tipped scepter in his right; below throne, forepart of humped bull right; to right, thymiaterion; all within crenellated border. Rev. 𐡕𐡓𐡊𐡌𐡅 ('trdmw' in Aramaic) Datames seated to right, wearing Persian dress and holding arrow; to upper right, winged solar disk; to right, bow. SNG Copenhagen 297. SNG Levante 87. SNG Paris 289. SNG von Aulock -. Nicely toned. The obverse struck slightly off center and somewhat rough, otherwise, very fine.


From an old Swiss collection, formed in the 1970s.