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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1976.79.246
Title
Stater of Tarentum
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
281 BCE-272 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Tarentum-Taras (Calabria)
Period
Hellenistic period, Early
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/196108

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
6.3 g
Die Axis
10
Denomination
stater
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: obverse: DAMULOS
  • inscription: reverse: (TA)RA(S)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Unspecified Collection
Accession Year
1976
Object Number
1976.79.246
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
obverse: Naked boy-rider, crowning horse, walking r.; minter's mark above; reverse: Taras on dolphin, l., holding shield and trident in l. hand and cornucopiae in r.; shield is decorated w/ hippocamp

Verification Level

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