Stater - Balakros
Features
| Issuer |
Satrapy of Cilicia
(Alexandrian Empire in Persia (330 BC - 305 BC))  |
|---|---|
| Satrap |
Balacrus (Bάλακρoς) (333 BC - 323 BC)
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| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 333 BC - 323 BC |
| Currency | Drachm (330-305 BC) |
| Composition | Srebro |
| Weight | 10.93 g |
| Diameter | 22 mm |
| Shape | Okrągły (nieregularny) |
| Technique | Młotkowana |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 385081 |
| References | SNG France# 367-369 Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum France (8 volumes). Edoardo Levante, Italo Vecchi; 1993. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Switzerland I / Levante-Cilicia, Supplement I. Numismatica Ars Classica, Zürich, Switzerland. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Royal Collection of Greek Coins. Danish National Museum. Copenhagen, Denmark (44 volumes).Gebr. Mann (publisher). Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Sammlung von Aulock. Gebr. Mann, Berlin, Germany (17 volumes). , BMC Greek# 73-74 British Museum (publisher). A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum. British Museum, London, United Kingdom (28 volumes).Ernest Babelon; 1910. Traité des monnaies grecques et romaines / Partie 2.2. Description historique: Comprenant les monnaies de l'empire des Perses Achéménides, de l'orient sémitique et de l'Asie-mineure aux Ve et IVe siècles avant J.-C.. Éditions Ernest Leroux, Paris, France. , de Luynes# 2867 Jean Babelon, Louis Ciani (ed.), Jules Florange (ed.). Catalogue de la collection de Luynes - monnaies grecques. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, France (4 volumes).Hélène Nicolet-Pierre, Georges Le Rider; 1983. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum, France / Volume 1. Bibliothèque nationale de France: Collection Jean et Marie Delepierre. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, France. |
Obverse
(en) Baaltars seated left on backless throne, holding lotus-tipped scepter in his right hand and resting his left on his chlamys at his waist; to outer left, grain ear and grape bunch; to right, B (sometimes erased from the die) above ivy leaf; below throne, T.
Script: grecki
Lettering: T
Reverse
Drapowane popiersie Ateny zwrócone lekko w lewo, w trójgraniastym hełmie attyckim.
Mint
Tarsus, Cilicia Pedias, modern-day Tarsus, TurkeySee also
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| ND (333 BC - 323 BC) | 
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$ 840 | $ 2100 | $ 2600 | $ 5000 | ||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 97
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Examples of the type
© Bibliothèque nationale de France / Gallica, ark:/12148/btv1b113179750
10.95 g
10.95 g
SNG France 367; de Luynes 2867; Traité II 728
(see more)
© Bibliothèque nationale de France / Gallica, ark:/12148/btv1b85333693
10.93 g
10.93 g
SNG France 368
(see more)
© Bibliothèque nationale de France / Gallica, ark:/12148/btv1b8533370r
10.89 g
10.89 g
SNG France 369; SNG Delepierre 2856
(see more)
Past sales
| Pictures | Sale | Date | Grade | Sold price | |
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Numismatica Ars Classica Auction 158 Lot 146 
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5 Nov 2025 | UNC |
USD 5395.79
(CHF 4250.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Numismatica Ars Classica NAC AG | |||||
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Numismatica Ars Classica Auction 154 Lot 1291
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19 May 2025 | UNC |
USD 5078.39
(CHF 4000.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Ex NFA sale XII, 1983, 78 |
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| © Numismatica Ars Classica NAC AG | |||||
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Heritage Auctions 2021 January 21 - 22 NYINC World & Ancient Coins Platinum & Signature Auction - Dallas 3089 Lot 32123
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21 Jan 2021 |
UNC (NGC Choice MS 5/5 - 5/5) |
USD 2800.00
(+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Heritage Auctions | |||||
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Davissons Auction 43 Lot 72
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20 Mar 2024 | XF |
USD 1500.00
(+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Davissons Ltd | |||||
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Künker Auction 402 Lot 495
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14 Mar 2024 | XF |
USD 2095.26
(EUR 1800.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Ex Hirsch Nachf. Auction 192, Munich 1996, No. 276 and Hirsch Nachf. Auction 199, Munich 1998, No. 223 |
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| © Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Osnabrück and Lübke & Wiedemann KG, Leonberg | |||||
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CNG Auction 124 Lot 262
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19 Sep 2023 | XF |
USD 3000.00
(+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. | |||||
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CNG Auction 124 Lot 261
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19 Sep 2023 | XF |
USD 3250.00
(+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. | |||||
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CNG Auction 121 Lot 452
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6 Oct 2022 | XF |
USD 1000.00
(+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. | |||||
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Multiple sales of the same specimen:
Leu NumismatikAuction 4 Lot 301
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25 May 2019 | XF |
USD 3047.03
(CHF 2400.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Leu Numismatik | |||||
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Numismatica Ars Classica Auction 66 Lot 68
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17 Oct 2012 | XF |
USD 4760.99
(CHF 3750.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Ex Sotheby’s sale 21-22 June 1990, Hunt part II, 577 |
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