Ancient coin – HCR110830

Obverse

Inscription:

ΤΑΡΑΣ (reversed)

Design:

Dolphin-rider, right holding cuttle-fish; linear border

Reverse

Inscription:

ΤΑΡΑΣ (reversed)

Design:

Hippocamp, right; below, cockle-shell

Information

Period

Greek

Mint

Taras

Denomination

Didrachm

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

510 - 200 BC

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

7.9

Axis

Diameter (mm)

Acquisition method

purchase ('bought')

Acquisition date

25/10/1955

Source

Glendining 25/10/1955 (Lockett), 100 = SNG Lockett, no. 119; Ratto (Lugano) 28/01/1929 (Cote), 29

Acquisition credit

Purchased, 1955.

Acquisition note

201; VH: More precise dating required

Reference

SNG Ashmolean I (A) : 201

Note:

http://www.sylloge-nummorum-graecorum.org/ ID: SNGuk_051a_0201

This specimen

Yes

Reference

SNG Lockett : no. 119

This specimen

Yes

Reference

Ravel, Tarentine : no. 101

Contributors to this coin record

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