Ancient coin – HCR110867

Obverse

Design:

Dolphin rider, left; cockle-shell (below); cicada (above)

Reverse

Inscription:

ΤΑΡΑΣ (right)

Design:

Taras Oikistes, seated, holding distaff, left; in wreath

Information

Period

Greek

Mint

Taras

Denomination

Didrachm

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

c. 450 BC (According to Fischer-Bossert)

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

7.96

Axis

Diameter (mm)

24.7

Acquisition method

gift

Acquisition date

19/7/1956

Source

Dr E. S. G. Robinson; Münzen und Medaillen (Basel) XIII, 983

Acquisition credit

Presented by Dr E. S. G. Robinson, 1956.

Acquisition note

Purchased by Dr E. S. G. Robinson for 1300 Swiss Francs

Overstrike

overstruck on stater of Corinth, Ravel, Poulains I, T 237; note, on obverse, bowl of helmet, koppa and lunar crescent

Reference

SNG Ashmolean I (A) : 223

Note:

http://www.sylloge-nummorum-graecorum.org/ ID: SNGuk_051a_0223

Reference

Vlasto, Taras : no. 161 (obverse), 13A (reverse)

Reference

Fischer-Bossert, Wolfgang. - 1999 - Chronologie der Didrachmenprägung von Tarent, 510-280 v. Chr. / : 10. 140

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