Object numberCC59.1.0001
didrachm, Hellenistic Greece, Tarentum, 272-235 BCE
Datec. 272-235 BCE
CultureGreek
MediumSilver
DimensionsCoin Dimensions: 1.92 cm, 6.25 g
Credit LineTransfer from Vassar College Classics Department, 1968
On View
Not on viewPeriodHellenistic Greece
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Naked boy on a high stepping horse l. crowning the horse. Legend, which is difficult to read on this example, is above r. and in exergue.
SU LYKINOS
Abbreviation of the minting magistratesp names.
Taras on dolphin l. with trident in extended hand. Chlamys around trident. Owl below r. The legend inscribed in exergue is mostly lost on this example.
TARAS
TARA
Taras (Founding hero of the city)
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