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LOT 2645
Cilicia, Tarsos AR Obol. 384-361/0 BC.
Tarkumuwa (Datames), satrap of Cilicia and Cappadocia. Diademed female head (Aphrodite?) to right / Helmetted male head (Ares?) to right; 'trkmw' in Aramaic before. Casabonne Series 1, pl. 3, 22; Göktürk 25; Mildenberg, Kleingeld 18; SNG BnF 278-81. Near Extremely Fine.(0.63gr, 10mm, 4h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 2645
Cilicia, Tarsos AR Obol.
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
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