345 BCE - 340 BCE | TAPAΣ
Overstriking coin
2434 - Taras (AR nomos) over Corinth.jpg
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Overstruck variety
Taras on Corinth - Heritage, 3037, 4 Jan. 2015, 29885 overstruck variety.jpg
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Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:
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Numismatica Ars Classica, 29, 11 May 2005, 20 = Triton, XXXIII, 14 Jan. 2020, 10
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Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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Male character seated on horse galloping to right, naked, wearing helmet, holding reins in one hand and shield and spear in other. Below, E.
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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TAPAΣ (Greek) Male character (Taras or Phalanthos), nude, seated sideways on a dolphin to left, holding cantharos. Below, Π over wave pattern.
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Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:
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Taras
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Ancient regionAncient region.
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Calabria
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Modern countryModern country: Italy
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AuthorityIdentifies the issuing power. The authority can be "pretended" when the name or the portrait of X is on the coin but he/she was not the issuing power. It can also be "uncertain" when there is no mention of X on the coin but he/she was the issuing power according to the historical sources:
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Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 345 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 340 BCE
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Classical 480-323 BC  periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 7.957.95 g <br />7,950 mg <br />
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DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: nomos
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References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin:
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Garraffo 1982, pl. 1, 5, Fischer-Bossert 1999, Group 48, n° 672a
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Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:
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Ravel 19471Ravel 1947, n° 448 (this obverse die), SNG ANS 2 Lucania2SNG ANS 2 Lucania, n° 396 (these dies), Garraffo 19823Garraffo 1982, pl. 1, n° 5, Fischer-Bossert 19994Fischer-Bossert 1999, Group 48, n° 672a, HN Italy5HN Italy, n° 890, HGC 16HGC 1, n° 776
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| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:
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Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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Pegasus flying
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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Head of Athena right, wearing Corinthian helmet
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Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ:
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Corinth
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Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ
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Peloponnesus
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Modern countryModern country: Greece
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AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ:
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Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 400 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 340 BCE
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Classical 480-323 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ:
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stater
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References
References
- a b Ravel, Oscar E. (1990), Descriptive catalogue of the collection of Tarentine coins formed by M. P. Vlasto, London, Spink
- ^ Troxell, Hyla S. (1972), Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: The collection of the American Numismatic Society. Part 2. Lucania, New York
- ^ Garraffo, Salvatore (1982), "Per la cronologia dei 'Cavalieri' tarantini dei periodi I-IV Evans", Rivista Italiana di Numismatica v. LXXXIV, p. 101-127, 1 pl.
- ^ Fischer-Bossert, Wolfgang (1999), Chronologie der Didrachmenprägung von Tarent, 510-280 v. Chr., Berlin, De Gruyter, xvii, 495 p., [84] pl.
- ^ Rutter N. Keith et alii (eds.) (2001), Historia Numorum Italy, London, xvi, 223 p., 43 pl.
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2018), The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series, Volume 1. Handbook of Coins of Italy and Magna Graecia, Sixth to First Centuries BC., Lancaster-London, 2018, lxi, 527 pages, 23 cm
- ^ Calciati, Romolo (1990), Pegasi, Mortara, Edizioni I.P..
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