Harvard Art Museums > 1976.79.246: Stater of Tarentum Coins Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Stater of Tarentum , 1976.79.246,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, May 17, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/196108. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. 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 Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. 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 This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
