Additional information
| Weight | 6,3 g |
|---|
Greek currency
€380
Certified
Authentic certified collection coin N°915369
Country: Greece Calabria
Period/mint: 302-281 BC
Period Value: Didrachm
Obverse: Naked horseman walking to the right, crowning his horse.
Kingdom/city: Taranto
Metal/weight: Silver 6.25g
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 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.
Conservation state :
Obverse F+
Reverse VF
