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Nomos - Kynon
| Issuer | Tarentum |
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| Year | 272 BC - 240 BC |
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| Currency | Drachm |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | The city's eponymous hero Taras, son of Poseidon, shown nude and riding a dolphin to the left; he is depicted in a dynamic, twisting posture, his muscular body rendered with confident die-cutting. He wears a crested Corinthian helmet and extends his right arm forward, possibly holding a kantharos or small object. The ethnic legend TΑΡΑΣ appears in the right field in Greek characters. The composition exhibits the hallmark Tarentine iconography, referencing the mythological foundation narrative of the city. |
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| Reverse lettering | TΑΡΑΣ |
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