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Stater of Taras (Tarentum) with Taras on dolphin
Greek
Early Classical Period
473–460 B.C.
Mint: Calabria, Taras (Tarentum)
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 19 mm. Weight: 7.94 gm.
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number04.302
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 0050.
DescriptionObverse: Taras on dolphin left, both arms outstretched; scallop shell below.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Head of local nymph Satyra, mother of Taras, to left, wearing dotted necklace. Heavy plain border.
Round incuse.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Head of local nymph Satyra, mother of Taras, to left, wearing dotted necklace. Heavy plain border.
Round incuse.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Canon Greenwell Collection; July 1902: acquired from Canon Greenwell Collection by Edward Perry Warren; September 1904: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren