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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1.1965.153
Title
Didrachm of Tarentum
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
340 BCE-325 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Tarentum-Taras (Calabria)
Period
Classical period, Late
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/197256

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
7.78 g
Die Axis
9
Denomination
didrachm
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: reverse: TARAS

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Robinson coll. Acq. Seltman, 1920

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
FB 700e, Vlasto 515

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
1.1965.153
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Horseman crowning horse standing r., as groom attends raised hoof; to r., Greek Fee; Rev.: Dolphin-rider seated sideways, l., holding kantharos, trident and small round shield; inscription to r.; below, Greek Epsilon and waves

Verification Level

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