Didrachm of Tarentum
CoinsGreek4th century BCE

Didrachm of Tarentum

325 BCE-281 BCE

Description

Obv.: Horseman, helmeted, on prancing horse, r., holding round shield and two lances; Rev.: Dolphin-rider, l., holding trident and shield decorated w/ hippocamp; below, murex

Classification
Coins
Technique
Struck
Medium
Silver
Culture
Greek
Period
Classical period, Late, to Early Hellenistic
Century
4th century BCE
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

7.25 g

Provenance

Robinson coll. Acq. Raymond, 1930

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