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| Issuer | Tarentum |
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| Year | 280 BC - 272 BC |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Reverse description | Taras, the youthful oikist and eponymous hero of the city, depicted nude and riding a dolphin to left; he holds a tripod in his outstretched right hand while his left hand rests upon the dolphin's back. The city ethnic ΤΑΡΑΣ appears in the upper field, and the magistrate abbreviation ϹΑΣ is inscribed in the lower exergue. The reverse type closely follows the foundational iconographic programme of Tarentine coinage, associating the city's legendary founder with the sea and the Delphic tripod. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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| Edge | Plain |
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