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Nomos - Zopyrion
| Issuer | Tarentum |
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| Year | 240 BC - 228 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | The eponymous hero Taras, nude, seated astride a dolphin leaping to left; in his extended right hand he holds a hippocamp, while a trident rests against his left arm, alluding to his divine Poseidonian ancestry. A monogram appears in the left field and the head of Silenos faces right in the lower field, serving as magistrate control symbols. The ethnic legend ΤΑΡΑΣ is inscribed below in Greek characters, identifying the issuing city. The composition reflects the refined Tarentine artistic tradition of the late third century BC. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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