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Maker(s):Mazaios (minted under)
Culture:Achaemenid
Title:Stater of Baal of Tarsos
Date Made:361-334 BCE (Achaemenid period, 550-330 BCE)
Type:Coin/Money
Materials:Silver (AG)
Place Made:Asia; Turkey; Cilicia; Tarsos (Tarsus)
Measurements:23mm; 10.977g
Accession Number:  MH 2004.13.54
Credit Line:Gift of the Estate of Nathan Whitman
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Obverse: Baal of Tarsos enthroned left, crowned head facing. Holds a bunch of grapes, a grain ear, an eagle, and a lotus-headed scepter; BLTRZ
Reverse: Lion attacking bull. Crescent-shaped discolouration on left side of coin; MZDI

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