Reference. very rare RPC -; BMC -; SNG France -; Coll. Weber -; SNG Copenhagen 358 var. (Laureate obv. bust). Obv: AYTO KAΙ AΔPIANOY CEB ΟΛΥNΔΙΟC. Bare head right, slight drapery on far shoulder. Rev: AΔΡΙΑΝΗC TARCOY MHTPOΠOΛΕΩC. Veiled and turreted Tyche seated left on a sphinx decorated diphros, holding bunch of grapes and grain ears; at her feet to left, river god Kydnos swimming left. 10.88 gr 26 mm post your Tarsus
Nice Coin OKI! At least it is Hadrian. You STUNNED me with your Minervas!!! My only Tarsus (os): Tarsos, Clilicia 67 BCE AE Tyche (Ah, Ms. Tai Chi?) - - Bowcase counterstamp
Nice coin Okidoki. Nice reverse, most of the Tyche coins only portrays her head. I have recently picked up a Cilicia coin depicting Tyche as well.
Atta boy, Oki => another very cool Hadrian addition (is that your first Hadrian coin?) Ummm, Cilicia Tarsos ... sure, I still have these two examples to contribute ... Cilicia, Tarsos, AE22 circa 100 BC Tyche & Sandan with Horned Lion Cilicia Tarsos, AE18 164-27 BC Club in Wreath & Zeus seated
CILICIA, Tarsus Hadrian AE 25 Zeus Reference. RPC III, 3281; SNG Cop 359; Levante SNG 1002 Obv. ΑΥΤΟ ΚΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟС СΕΒ ΟΛΥΝΔΙΟС (sic) Laureate head of Hadrian, right, star below chin. Rev. ΑΔΡΙΑΝΗС ΤΑΡСΟΥ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΩС Zeus seated, left, holding Nike on his extended right hand, left resting on sceptre. 12.45 gr 25 mm 7h
Very interesting coins. Ολυνθιος means of/from Olynthus, afaik. What’s the relationship between Tarsos and Olynthus?
I also have a Tyche of Tarsos. Tarsos has been using this design for a long time. I especially like the Zeus side which reminds me of the coinage of Alexander the Great. I wasn't able to re-shoot the photo and only have this image from a scanner. Cilicia, Tarsos, 164-27 BC, AE26, 13.54g Obv: ΤΑΡΣΕΩΝ / ΜΑΞΙΜΟΥ ΝΙΚΟ-ΛΑΟΝ; Zeus seated left, holding Nike with wreath and staff. Rev: ΟΡΤΥΓΟΘΗ ΡΑ; Tyche seated right on stool, holding poppy and corn-ears, river-god Kyndos swimming right below. Ref: SNG Levante 984, SNG Paris 1387 Stacks/Coin Galleries April 2005, lot 135 I always wonder what the poppy signified on these coins. I assume it is an opium poppy and implies medical powers are an attribute of Tyche.
