Greece, Calabria, Tarentum, Nomos - RARE
Beautiful didrachm (sometimes also called a nomos) minted in Tarentum - one of the most important poles in Calabria - between 272 and 240 BC.
Scarce with the rudder on the reverse.
Greece
Calabria, Tarentum, Didrachm 272-240 BC
Obverse: naked rider on a horse standing right, on the Ionian capital, under the horse magistrate name APIΣTOK
Reverse: naked Terrace flowing on the back of a dolphin to the left, in the left field Nike flying right
Weight 6.5 g
Silver didrachmas are the basic denomination minted in ancient Tarentum. An inseparable motif of their reverse is a naked young man swimming on the back of a dolphin. This young man is Taras - the mythical founder and eponym of the Tarentum polis. According to the legend, he was supposed to be the son of Poseidon (hence the relationship with the dolphin and, on some coins, the attribute in the form of a trident), in fact, however, Tarentum was founded as a colony founded in 706 BC by settlers from Sparta (according to a more realistic version of the legend, they were descendants Spartan women and citizens with limited civil rights forced into exile by pure-blood Spartans).
Piękna didrachma (zwana niekiedy również nomosem) wybita w Tarencie - jednym z najważniejszych poleis Kalabrii - między 281 a 272 rokiem pne.
Rzadka odmiana ze sterem na rewersie.
Grecja
Kalabria, Tarent, Didrachma 272-240 pne
Awers: nagi jeździec na koniu stojącym w prawo, na kapitelu jońskim, pod brzuchem nazwisko magistra APIΣTOK
Rewers: nagi Taras płynący na grzbiecie delfina w lewo, w lewym polu Nike lecąca w prawo
Waga 6.5 g
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