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Nomos
| Issuer | Tarentum (Calabria) |
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| Year | 500 BC - 480 BC |
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| Value | Nomos (2) |
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| Obverse description | Phalanthos, the mythical Spartan founder of Taras, depicted nude and riding a dolphin to left or right; the figure occasionally holds an octopus. A scallop shell appears in the lower field on certain specimens. The composition is rendered in an archaic Greek style with bold, high-relief modeling. The retrograde ethnic legend ΤΑΡΑϞ appears in the upper field surrounding the design. |
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| Reverse description | A hippocamp (sea-horse) depicted striding to left or right, its equine forebody with raised foreleg transitioning into a scaled, serpentine fish tail with elaborately rendered fins. A scallop shell is typically placed in the lower field beneath the creature. The design is set within a plain or dotted border and executed in the archaic style characteristic of early Tarentine coinage. The retrograde ethnic legend ΤΑΡΑϞ appears in the field. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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