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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1.1965.159
Title
Didrachm of Tarentum
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
325 BCE-281 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Tarentum-Taras (Calabria)
Period
Classical period, Late, to Early Hellenistic
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/197267

Physical Descriptions

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

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Robinson coll. Acq. Raymond, 1930

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
FB 997c, Vlasto 596

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
1.1965.159
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Horseman, helmeted, on prancing horse, r., holding round shield and two lances; Rev.: Dolphin-rider, l., holding trident and shield decorated w/ hippocamp; below, murex

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