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| Issuer | Tarentum |
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| Year | 302 BC - 281 BC |
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| Diameter | 21 mm |
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| Obverse description | Nude male warrior in the act of dismounting from a horse charging to the left; the figure holds a round shield and a spear in the left hand. The composition reflects the dynamic South Italian Greek artistic tradition associated with Tarentine coinage of the early third century BC. Magistrate signature EY NIKON appears in the field. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΕΥ ΝΙΚΩΝ |
| Reverse description | Taras, the eponymous founder-hero of Tarentum, depicted riding a dolphin to the left in the manner canonical to this series. He extends his right hand forward holding a grain ear, while the left hand rests upon the dolphin's back. A horizontal spearhead is placed in the lower right field, and the ethnic legend TAPAΣ together with the magistrate's name AΡΙ appears in the field. |
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