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| Issuer | Tarentum |
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| Year | 281 BC - 228 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Diademed head of a nymph facing left, adorned with a triple-pendant earring and necklace; the hair is carefully rendered in the late Classical Greek style. The magistrate's monogram EY appears in the left field behind the neck. The portrait exhibits the refined naturalism characteristic of Tarentine coinage of the early third century BC. |
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| Reverse description | A nude youth on horseback, the horse walking to the right; the rider raises his right hand to place a wreath upon the horse's head in a gesture of victory. Beneath the horse, a dolphin swims to the right, serving as a civic emblem of Tarentum's maritime identity. The ethnic abbreviation TA appears in the lower field, identifying the issuing city. The composition reflects the celebrated equestrian tradition of Tarentine reverse types. |
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| Reverse lettering | TA |
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