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Issuer	Tarentum (Calabria)
Year	340 BC - 332 BC
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Obverse script	Greek
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Reverse description	The city's eponymous founder Taras is depicted seated sideways astride a dolphin leaping to the left, holding a kantharos in one hand together with a shield and trident, with stylized waves rendered in the exergue below. The legend ΤΑΡΑΣ identifies the figure, with the magistrate's or engraver's initial Π appearing in the lower field. The reverse type evokes the mythological foundation narrative of Taras, son of Poseidon, who arrived at the site of the city borne by a dolphin. The finely engraved drapery and confident rendering of the marine setting reflect the high artistic standards of the Tarentine mint during this period.
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Mintage	ND (340 BC - 332 BC) - Vlasto #510 ND (340 BC - 332 BC) - Vlasto #511 ND (340 BC - 332 BC) - Vlasto #512 ND (340 BC - 332 BC) - Vlasto #513 ND (340 BC - 332 BC) - Vlasto #514 ND (340 BC - 332 BC) - Vlasto #515
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