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Coin Catalog Number: Dewing 140
Browse Images| Collection: | Arthur S. Dewing Collection | ||
| Material: | Silver | ||
| Denomination: | Didrachm | ||
| Mint: | Taras | Region: | Apulia |
| Date: | ca. 380 B.C. - 345 B.C. | Period: | Late Classical |
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| Actual Weight: | 6.9 | Die Axis: | 180 degrees |
Obverse Type:
Horseman galloping to the right
Obverse Legend:L
Reverse Type:Dolphin rider, profile to the right, sitting sideways with legs crossed, holding in right hand an acrostolion; plain circular border
Reverse Legend:TARAS
Commentary:M.P. Vlasto, TARAS OIKISTÊS, A contribution to Tarentine Numismatics, ANSNNM 15 (New York 1922). Vlasto 366 (var).
(Keith Rutter)
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| Archive Number | Caption |
|---|---|
| 1990.26.0003 | Obverse: Horseman galloping to the right |
| 1990.26.0004 | Reverse: Dolphin rider, profile to the right, sitting sideways with legs crossed, holding in right hand an acrostolion; plain circular border |