Object numberCC59.1.0059
didrachm, Hellenistic Greece, Tarentum, 281-272 BCE
Date281-272 BCE
CultureGreek
MediumSilver
DimensionsCoin Dimensions: 1.97 cm, 6.42 g
Credit LineTransfer from Vassar College Classics Department, 1968
On View
Not on viewPeriodHellenistic Greece
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Naked horseman walking r. crowning himself. IO above l. IALO and ionic column below.
IW IALO
Abbreviation for magistrate
Taras naked riding dolphin l. holding aplustre and distaff. ANTH above right. Legend in exergue. The S in Taras is missing on this example. The Magistrate’s mark is difficult to read.
TARAS ANQ
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