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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1.1965.149
Title
Half-Stater of Tarentum
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
276 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/197252

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Gold
Metal
AV
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
4.25 g
Die Axis
9
Denomination
half-stater
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: obverse: TARANTINWN
  • inscription: reverse: TARAS

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
FB G 71, Vlasto 5

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Loan from the Trustees of the Arthur Stone Dewing Greek Numismatic Foundation
Object Number
1.1965.149
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Head of Hera, r., wearing stephane, earring and necklace, hair falling on neck in wavy curls; border of dots; inscription, down r.; Rev.: Dolphin-rider, l., holding trident in l. hand, dolphin on extended r. hand;
inscription, down r.

Verification Level

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