Drachm of Tarentum
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Drachm of Tarentum
Place of OriginItaly, Tarentum (Taranto)
Date272-235 BCE
DimensionsDiam: 3/4 in. (1.9 cm)
MediumSilver coin
ClassificationMetalwork
Credit LineGift of Carl B. Spitzer
Object number
1934.5
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DescriptionObverse: boy on horse; reverse: Taras on dolphin, owl symbol.
Label TextThe figure riding the dolphin is the city’s founder, Taras. In the background is Athena’s sacred owl.Comparative ReferencesSee also Evans, A.J., "The Horsemen of Tarentum," Numismatic Chronicle, IX, 1889, p. 1-229. The TMA example corresponds closely to Evan's pl. 9, 3, which dates from Tarentum's period of alliance with Rome in 272-235 B.C.about 99-94 BCE
about 450-423 BCE
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