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Nomos - Zopyros and Philon
| Issuer | Tarentum (Taras) |
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| Year | 272 BC - 240 BC |
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| Value | Nomos (2) |
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| Obverse lettering | ZΩΠΥΡΟΣ |
| Reverse description | Phalanthos, the mythical Spartan founder of Taras, depicted nude and seated astride a dolphin leaping to the left, holding a trident upright in his right hand and extending his left arm forward. A crayfish or crustacean appears in the lower right field. The city ethnic ΤΑΡΑΣ is inscribed in the right field. The reverse retains the canonical Tarentine iconographic tradition with characteristic Hellenistic refinement. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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