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Authentic certified collection coin n°915371

Country: Greece Calabria

Period/ Workshop: 281-272 BC

Period Value: Didrachm

Obverse: Naked rider walking to the right, crowning his horse

Kingdom / City: Taranto

Metal/weight: Silver 6.37g

References: Pozzi 126

Reverse: naked taras riding a dolphin to the left, holding a cornucopia

historical details: During a shipwreck, Taras was saved by a dolphin who took him on his back and put him on the shore; At this place, Taras created according to the legend, the Greek city of Taranto in the south of Italy. After the death of Pyrrhus, king of Epirus in 272 BC, Taranto made an alliance with Rome.

State of conservation:

Obverse: VF

Reverse: VF