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Diobol
| Issuer | Tarentum |
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| Year | 272 BC - 240 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Helmeted head of Athena facing right, wearing a Corinthian-style helmet pushed back on the head, the bowl of the helmet rendered with fine detail. The portrait is executed in the archaic-transitional Greek style characteristic of Tarentine small silver coinage. The field is plain, with no legend or inscription, consistent with the anonymous issues of this denomination. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Tarentum's silver fractions from this period were struck under the shadow of a city in terminal political decline. The fall of Tarentum to Rome in 272 BC — the event that effectively ended Magna Graecia as an independent force — marks the opening boundary of this issue's production window. The city retained its mint under Roman dominance but with sharply curtailed autonomy.
Vlasto's grouping of 1431–1435 reflects minor die variations across what was likely a compressed production run, probably tied to local transaction needs rather than any large-scale monetary program.