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Auction X 13 January 2013
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Kingdom of Cilicia. Tarcondimotus I. c. 39-31 BC. AE 21, 7.60g. (1h). AnazarbusObv: Diademed head of Tarconimotus I right, anchor countermark on neck. Dotted border. Rx: [Β]ΑΣΙΛΕ[ΩΣ Τ]ΑΡΚΟΝΔΙΜΟ-ΤΟΥ [ΦΙΛΑΝΤΩΝΙΟΥ] Zeus enthroned left holding Nike and scepter. RPC 3871. Sear, Imperators 835. SNG Aulock 5413. SNG Paris 1913. SNG Levante 1257. Wright, Anatolian Studies 58 (2008), pp. 115-126. Impressive portrait. EF.
Ex Randy Haviland Collection.
Created dynast by Pompey in 64 BC, Tarcondimotus I was a friend and informant of Cicero during Cicero's governorship of Cilicia in 51-50 BC. During the Roman Civil Wars, Tarcondimotus switched his loyalty from Caesar to Caesar's murderer Cassius, and eventually from Cassius to Cassius' nemesis, Mark Antony. He died soon after the battle of Actium in 31 BC.
Ex Randy Haviland Collection.
Created dynast by Pompey in 64 BC, Tarcondimotus I was a friend and informant of Cicero during Cicero's governorship of Cilicia in 51-50 BC. During the Roman Civil Wars, Tarcondimotus switched his loyalty from Caesar to Caesar's murderer Cassius, and eventually from Cassius to Cassius' nemesis, Mark Antony. He died soon after the battle of Actium in 31 BC.