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1/2 Shekel
| Issuer | Tarentum |
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| Year | 212 BC - 209 BC |
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| Diameter | 20 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | ΣΩKANNAΣ |
| Reverse description | Nude figure of Taras, the mythological founder of Tarentum, depicted riding a dolphin to the right in his characteristic pose. He holds a kantharos (drinking cup) in his outstretched left hand and a trident over his right shoulder, with a small Nike or similar figure appearing in the right field. The Greek civic legend TAPAΣ is inscribed in the lower exergue. The rendering of the dolphin-rider motif, the city's emblematic type, reflects the enduring iconographic tradition of Tarentine coinage, here executed in the compact format appropriate to a half-shekel denomination. |
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| Mintage | ND (212 BC - 209 BC) |
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