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Hemistater of Taras (Tarentum) with head of Herakles, struck under Kleonymos
Greek
Early Hellenistic Period
about 302 B.C.
Mint: Calabria, Taras (Tarentum)
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 14 mm. Weight: 4.28 gm. Die Axis: 3
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number53.332
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek Coins, 1950-1963 (MFA), no. 013.
DescriptionObverse: Head of the young Herakles to right, wearing the lion's skin.
Reverse: Biga galloping to right, driven by Taras (?), who holds reins in both hands. Below front hooves, two amphoras.
Inscription below.
Reverse: Biga galloping to right, driven by Taras (?), who holds reins in both hands. Below front hooves, two amphoras.
Inscription below.
ProvenanceBy 1953: with Münzen und Medaillen A.G., Malzgasse 25, Basel, Switzerland (Münzen und Medaillen auction 11, January 23-24, 1953, lot 29); April 9, 1953: purchased by MFA from Münzen und Medaillen A.G. for $ 309.26