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Kings of Cilicia, Tarkondimotos, c. 39 - 31 B.C.
Tarkondimotos was made dynast by Pompey and crowned king by Marc Antony. He died at the Battle of Actium. The anchor countermark, frequently used in an earlier era by Seleukid kings, is almost certainly post-Actium, perhaps from Antioch.GB75283. Bronze AE 22, RPC I 3871; SNG BnF 1913; SNG Levante 1258; BMC Lycaonia p. 237, 1 ff., F/aF, green patina, Cilicia, Hierapolis-Castabala (Kirmitli, Turkey) mint, weight 8.040g, maximum diameter 22.1mm, die axis 0o, c. 39 - 31 B.C.; obverse diademed head right, countermark: anchor in oval punch; reverse Zeus Nikephoros enthroned left, himation around hips and legs with end over shoulder, Nike offering wreath extended in right hand, long scepter vertical behind in left hand, BAΣIΛEΩΣ downward on right, TAPKONΔIMO/TOY in two downward lines on left, ΦIΛANTΩNIOY in exergue; SOLD
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