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Date: 270–250 B.C.
Medium: Silver
Culture: Greek (South Italian)
Department: Coins
Institution: Getty Museum
Object ID: e7c420a1-562b-408e-a3de-33de60c5ce1b

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Obverse: A warrior wearing armor, a breastplate and a helmet, holds a lance in his left hand and a shield behind him, and he rides a horse facing right with its left foreleg raised. Below horse, THRAK/LHTOS is inscribed and in front of horse, PHI. Reverse: Taras astride dolphin facing to the left; he holds a cornucopia with his left arm and a kantharos in his outstreched right hand; behind him, a thymiaterion and a symbol. Below dolphin, TARAS is inscribed.

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