Ancient coin – HCR110957

Obverse

Inscription:

ΣΑ (above); ΑΡΕ-ΘΩΝ (below)

Design:

Horseman, crowning horse, right

Reverse

Inscription:

ΕΑΣ (below); [Τ]ΑΡΑ[Σ]

Design:

Dolphin rider, holding tripod, left

Information

Period

Greek

Person

Arethon (Taras) (magistrate) , Sa- (Taras) (magistrate) , Was- (Taras) (magistrate)

Mint

Taras

Denomination

Didrachm

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

302 BC – 280 BC (According to HN3 Italy)

Note

CSG: previously erroneously HCR6274

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

6.79

Axis

Diameter (mm)

20.9

Acquisition method

purchase ('bought')

Acquisition date

1885

Source

Sir Arthur Evans

Acquisition credit

Purchased, 1885.

Issue

Evans Period VI

Reference

SNG Ashmolean I (A) : 299

Note:

http://www.sylloge-nummorum-graecorum.org/ ID: SNGuk_051a_0299

Reference

Ravel, Tarentine : no. 666 (variant)

Reference

HN3 Italy : 957

Reference

IRIS : https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/taras.hn_italy.957

Contributors to this coin record

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