Cilicia, Tarsos AR Stater. Datames, satrap of Cilicia and Cappadocia, circa 384-361 BC. Baaltars seated to right on throne, head facing, holding bunch of grapes and grain ear in left hand, with eagle-tipped sceptre cradled in right arm; B'LTRZ in Aramaic to left, thymiaterion to right, all within crenellated wall / Ana, nude, facing Datames, both with right arms raised; thymiaterion and 'TRDMW' in Aramaic between, 'ANA' in Aramaic behind Ana's leg, all within square dotted border within linear border. Casabonne series 3; Moysey issue 5; SNG BnF 294 corr. = de Luynes 2841 = Traité II 617. 10.23g, 22mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine; attractive old cabinet tone.
From the inventory of a German dealer.