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Stater (Front)

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The J. Paul Getty Museum

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

Obverse: Single Dioskouros in short tunic and chlamys, with short sword in scabbard under left arm, holds the reins with his left hand while raising right arm; he rides a horse standing left with its right foreleg raised; a pileus to right. Between the Diokouros and the pileus is a monogram. Reverse: Taras, wearing a leafy crown, rides on dolphin swimming to the left; he raises a chlamys in his left hand and holds a trident in his right; below the dolphin, waves and the mantle of a cuttle-fish, the remainder of which is off flan. Inscribed alongside the trident is [T]ARAS; a monogram is in the field behind Taras.

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  • Title: Stater (Front)
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Date Created: 235–228 B.C.
  • Location Created: Tarentum (Taras), South Italy
  • Physical Dimensions: 0.0064 kg (0.0141 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.118.35
  • Culture: Greek (South Italian)
  • Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, Malibu, California
  • Creator Display Name: Unknown
  • Classification: Coins (Money)
The J. Paul Getty Museum

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