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Stater of Taras (Tarentum) with horse and rider
Greek
Classical Period
380–344 B.C.
Mint: Calabria, Taras (Tarentum)
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 20 mm. Weight: 8.11 gm.
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number04.312
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 0060.
DescriptionObverse: Young jockey on horse standing right; hair blown by wind; right arm hanging down limply; left on reins; horse's left foreleg raised.
Between horse's legs: +
Reverse: Taras, nude; astride dolphin to left; right leg thrust forward; right arm outstretched, palm facing; left hand on dolphin.
Inscription in Greek below and +.
Between horse's legs: +
Reverse: Taras, nude; astride dolphin to left; right leg thrust forward; right arm outstretched, palm facing; left hand on dolphin.
Inscription in Greek below and +.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Canon Greenwell Collection; July 1902: acquired from Canon Greenwell Collection by Edward Perry Warren (Regling, Die Griechischen Münzen der Sammlung Warren, no. 32); September 1904: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren