Notae Numismaticae - Zapiski Numizmatyczne (9.2014)

JAROSŁAW BODZEK

The seated personage depicted on the obverse is wearing a tiara/kyrbasia/
trousers/ a sarapis' and a sleeved coat reaching down to his thighs. The finał
item couid perhaps be identihed as a candys/ or morę probabiy as the shorter
coat known as a kaunaka (gaunaka)/ AH of these elements were part of the Ira-
nian cava)ry dress. The man holds a fiower in his right hand, whiist the ieft bears
a staff extending diagonally downwards. The horseman depicted on the reverse
is aiso wearing an Iranian riding costume consisting of a tiara/kyrbasia, sarapis
and anaxyrides (the hnai ełement only partly visibie). His pose seems to be some-
what iess rigid than that of the horseman depicted on the weh-known "Great King/
iranian Horseman" issue (PI. 1, Fig. 4).'° The horseman's right arm, which holds
a javetin, is bent at a 90 degree angle and a fringed saddlecloth (known as a cćMz?)
seems to be outiined on the horse's back." The horse's manę is probabiy plaited ac-
cording to Persian customA it is not possible to write the same of the horse's taił,
sińce the iower part of the image is out of view, making it impossible to precisely
determine certain iconographic detaiis. it is aiso unciear in which attitude the horse
is shown. One can only speculate ffom the horseman's pose that it is perform-
ing a short "Greek" gallop, as is the case in the weii-known Tissaphernes' bronze
Athena/Horseman issues of Tissaphernes (Pi. 1, Fig. 3)A The coin seems to be

s On the problem of tiara/kyrbasia see A.S.F. GOW, "Notes on the Persae of Aeschylus," 77zg 7ozzz*zza/
o/*77g//gzzz'c ^ZzzJzgs' 48/2, 1928, p. 144, notę 30; H. VON GALL, "Die Kopfbedeckung des persischen Ornats
bei-den Achameniden," Zrg/zao/ogAg/zg MzZZgz/zzzzggzz azzs' 7z*azz 7, 1974, p. 145ff; R CALMEYER, "Stand der
archaologischen Forschungzuden iranischenKronen,"Zz*c/7ao/ogz4c/zgzMz7Zgz7:zzzggzza:z^7z^azz 10, 1977, p. 168ff;
J. ZAHLE, "Persian Satraps and Lycian Dynasts. The Evidence of Diadems" in: Xg/g^ <7:7 9gzzzg CoMgras zzz/gr-
zzaZzozzo/ <7e zzzzzzzz^zzzaZzyag, Benie 1982, p. 101 ff; S. B1TTNER, 7z*ag/zZ zzzzr/Rgwa^zzzzzzg z/gs' /zgz^z^c/zgzz 77ggz*g^
zzzz-Zgz'Zy4c/zaz'zzzgzzz'<7gzz, Munchen 1985, p. 193ff; H. VON GALL, "Die Kopfbedeckung des medischen Ornats in
Achamenidischer und FlellenistischerZeit" in: ZłZgzz z7giY777. 7aZgz*zzaZz'ozza/gzz Wozzgz*g^gs'yzżz-k/ayyz^c/zgZzr/zao/-
og:'g. 7Jgz7z'zz 79Z?<3, Mainz 1990, p. 320ff; A.SH. SHAF1BAZI, "Clothing" in: Zzzcyc/opagz/za 7z*azzz'ga, online edi-
tion: www.iranicaonline.org/articles/clothing-ii (accessed on 4 November 2014); P. CALMEYER, "Crown" in:
Fzzcyc/cpagr/za 7z*azzz'ga 4, London 1993, p. 407f; C. TUPL1N, "Treacherous Hearts and upright Tiaras: Achaeme-
nid King's Head-Dress" in: C. TUPUN, Pgziszazz z-g^gozz^g^. Po/zZzca/ ozz<7 Czz/Zzzra/ TzzZgz^acZzozzj wzZ/z p'zz) Z/zg
Zc/zagzzzgzzz^Ezzz^zrg, Swansea 2007, p. 67ff; BODZEK, 7/4 ZZ77Z4777/C4 7704772/4747)4..., p. 219ff.
" On trousers as part ofthe Iranian cavalry uniform in Median and Persian times see SHAHBAZ1, "Cloth-
ing"; on trousers called anaxyrides see A. BRZÓSTKOWSKA, "Anaxyrides," 7/o^ 68/2, pp. 251ff; BITTNER,
7rag/zZ zzzzr/ Rgn^a^Tzzzzzg..., p. 186f.
^ On sarapis cf. BITTNER, Tz-ac/zZzzzzr/Rgwą/^zazzg..., p. 181ff; SHAHBAZ1, "Clothing."
s On candys see BITTNER, 7zYzg/z7 zzzzr/TJgwą^żzzzzzg..., p. 188ff; R. SCF1M1TT, "Candys" in: T/zzcyg/o-
/zagzTza 7z*azzzca, online edition: http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/candys-gk (accessed on 4 November 2014).
^ Cf. BITTNER, 7z*ag/zZ zzzzz7Rgwa//źzzzzzg..., p. 282ff; and aiso SHAHBAZI, "Clothing."
See recently R.H.J. ASHTON, N. HARDW1CK, P K1NNS, K. KONUK, A.R. MEADOWS, "The Pixoda-
rus Hoard (CH 9.421)," (A. MEADOWS, "Royal Achaemenid Issues (?)") in: A. MEADOWS, U. WARTENBERG,
Cozzz 77oaz*ak TY Crggk77o<ir&, London 2002, p. 210ff; see aiso K. KONUK, "Influences et elements achemenides
dans le monnayage de la Carie" in: O. CASABONNE, Mggozzz^zzzgs' gZ zzzzzonaZzozzs' zzzozzgZazrg^ Jazzs' / /4zzaZo/z'g ag/zg-
zzzgzzzk/g. 7V:zzzzz'szzzaZzyzzg gZ /zz^Zozrg. ZgZgs' <7g /a 7a/z/g T/ozztTg 7zzZgz*zzaZz'ozza/g a'T^Zazz/zzz/. 22-23 zzzaz 7997, Paris 2000,
p. 177ff, PI. 30, nos. 9-23; BODZEK, 774 22477/477770 AOA772/AL4774..., p. 192ff, PI. 9, nos. 9-13.
" On saddles of the Achaemenids see BITTNER, 7z*ag/zZ zzzza'7Jgwa/7?zzzzzg..., p. 238.
'* Cf. BITTNER, 7z*ag/zZ azz<7Rgwa//zz:zzzg..., p. 235.
Cf. H.A. CAHN, "Tissaphernes in Astyra," Zrg/zao/ogMg/zgz* /tzzzgzggz*, 1985, p. 588, no. 3, fig. 4;
BODZEK, O 2077/477770/V0W27AO774...,p. !60ff, PI.2, nos. 2-2b.