Coin: ar didrachm

Museum number:
8-4311
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.147
Description:
Coin; AR; Didrachm; Greek. 6.53 grams, 21mm. 272-235 BC. Calabria, Tarentum. Obverse: Naked horseman right, crowning horse standing; behind ΦΙΛΟΚΡΑ. Reverse: Taras, naked, seated on dophin left., Holds wreath bearing Nike and trient; behind, TAPAE; beneath, ARI[ETO].
Donor:
Alfred Emerson and M. Boissé
Collection place:
Tarentum (ancient Taranto), Apulia, Southern Italy
Production place:
Tarentum (ancient Taranto), Apulia, Southern Italy
Culture or time period:
Greek Hellenistic Period (323–30 BC)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Person depicted:
Taras (Greek hero)
Inscription:
Reverse legend: ARI[STO], Reverse legend: TARAS, and Obverse legend: ΦΙΛΟΚΡΑ
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Didrachms
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
272-235 BC
Accession date:
1904
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
linear 21 millimeters and weight 6.53 grams
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Coin: ar didrachm, accession number 8-4311, described as Coin; AR; Didrachm; Greek. 6.53 grams, 21mm. 272-235 BC. Calabria, Tarentum. Obverse: Naked horseman right, crowning horse standing; behind ΦΙΛΟΚΡΑ. Reverse: Taras, naked, seated on dophin left., Holds wreath bearing Nike and trient; behind, TAPAE; beneath, ARI[ETO].Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin: ar didrachm, accession number 8-4311, described as Coin; AR; Didrachm; Greek. 6.53 grams, 21mm. 272-235 BC. Calabria, Tarentum. Obverse: Naked horseman right, crowning horse standing; behind ΦΙΛΟΚΡΑ. Reverse: Taras, naked, seated on dophin left., Holds wreath bearing Nike and trient; behind, TAPAE; beneath, ARI[ETO].Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin: ar didrachm, accession number 8-4311, described as Coin; AR; Didrachm; Greek. 6.53 grams, 21mm. 272-235 BC. Calabria, Tarentum. Obverse: Naked horseman right, crowning horse standing; behind ΦΙΛΟΚΡΑ. Reverse: Taras, naked, seated on dophin left., Holds wreath bearing Nike and trient; behind, TAPAE; beneath, ARI[ETO].Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin: ar didrachm, accession number 8-4311, described as Coin; AR; Didrachm; Greek. 6.53 grams, 21mm. 272-235 BC. Calabria, Tarentum. Obverse: Naked horseman right, crowning horse standing; behind ΦΙΛΟΚΡΑ. Reverse: Taras, naked, seated on dophin left., Holds wreath bearing Nike and trient; behind, TAPAE; beneath, ARI[ETO].Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin: ar didrachm, accession number 8-4311, described as Coin; AR; Didrachm; Greek. 6.53 grams, 21mm. 272-235 BC. Calabria, Tarentum. Obverse: Naked horseman right, crowning horse standing; behind ΦΙΛΟΚΡΑ. Reverse: Taras, naked, seated on dophin left., Holds wreath bearing Nike and trient; behind, TAPAE; beneath, ARI[ETO].Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin: ar didrachm, accession number 8-4311, described as Coin; AR; Didrachm; Greek. 6.53 grams, 21mm. 272-235 BC. Calabria, Tarentum. Obverse: Naked horseman right, crowning horse standing; behind ΦΙΛΟΚΡΑ. Reverse: Taras, naked, seated on dophin left., Holds wreath bearing Nike and trient; behind, TAPAE; beneath, ARI[ETO].
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar didrachm, accession number 8-4311, described as Coin; AR; Didrachm; Greek. 6.53 grams, 21mm. 272-235 BC. Calabria, Tarentum. Obverse: Naked horseman right, crowning horse standing; behind ΦΙΛΟΚΡΑ. Reverse: Taras, naked, seated on dophin left., Holds wreath bearing Nike and trient; behind, TAPAE; beneath, ARI[ETO].

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