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| Issuer | Tarentum |
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| Year | 450 BC - 440 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Taras, the mythological founder of Tarentum, depicted nude and seated to the right astride a dolphin, his left arm outstretched. The figure is rendered with fine early Classical modeling of the musculature. Stylized wave patterns fill the lower field beneath the dolphin, evoking the marine setting. The ethnic inscription TAPAS appears in retrograde Greek letters in the left field. |
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| Reverse description | A nude horseman gallops vigorously to the right upon a horse shown at full stride, with both forelegs raised. The rider, depicted without armor in the Tarentine equestrian tradition, sits upright with his right arm extended forward. The composition fills the flan with energetic movement, the horse's tail extending behind in the lower field. The reverse type reflects Tarentum's celebrated tradition of horsemanship and cavalry aristocracy. |
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| Mint | Tarentum (Taras), Calabria |
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