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Diobol
| Issuer | Tarentum |
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| Year | 280 BC - 228 BC |
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| Diameter | 11.5 mm |
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| Obverse description | Helmeted head of Athena facing right, wearing a Corinthian helmet with a prominent crest and cheekpieces pushed up; the facial features are rendered in the late Classical style characteristic of Tarentine coinage. The flan is irregular, as is typical of hammered South Italian issues of this period, with the design occupying most of the available field. |
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| Reverse description | Heracles depicted in the midst of his First Labour, kneeling on the back of the Nemean lion and strangling the beast with his right arm while grasping its forepaw with his left hand; a club is visible to the right in the field. The composition is rendered in a vigorous, schematic style consistent with Tarentine small-denomination coinage of the late 4th to early 3rd century BC. |
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| Mintage | ND (280 BC - 228 BC) |
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