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Cilicia. Balakros, Satrap. Baal Stater of Tarsos.
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Asia Minor. Cilicia, Satraps. 333-323 BC. AR Stater (10.79 gm, 22.5mm, 12h) Balakros, of Tarsos. Baal of Tarsos seated left, torso facing, holding lotus-tipped scepter and chlamys at his waist; grain ear to left, B’LTRZ (in Aramaic) to right. / Lion attacking bull above two rows of crenellated walls, the Cilician Gates; club and B above to left & right. VF Test cut on edge, die break on obverse. CNG EA 476 #123. From the BLS Collection. SNG France 2 #365; Babelon Traité II #712; Casabonne Series 1. cf. SNG Cop 6 (Lycaonia-Cilicia) #322 var (bunch of grapes). SNG Levante - .
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