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Stater (Front)
Unknown
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
Obverse: Warrior wearing a crested helmet and holding shield over left shoulder rides a horse standing to the left, with its right foreleg raised. Reverse: Taras astride a dolphin swimming to the left; he holds a trident with his left hand and a small hippocamp in his raised right hand. Below dolphin, TARAS is inscribed and behind, IOP.
Details
- Title: Stater (Front)
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: 270–250 B.C.
- Location Created: Tarentum (Taras), South Italy
- Physical Dimensions: 0.0063 kg (0.0139 lb.)
- Type: Coin
- External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
- Medium: Silver
- Terms of Use: Open Content
- Number: 82.NB.118.31
- Culture: Greek (South Italian)
- Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, Malibu, California
- Creator Display Name: Unknown
- Classification: Coins (Money)
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