Art Institute of Chicago

Stater (Coin) Depicting a Horseman

Greek, minted in Taras (now Taranto), Italy

Date

probably 380-345 BCE

Medium

Silver

Culture

Taranto

Department

Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium

Institution

Art Institute of Chicago

The front of this coin depicts a horseman riding to the right. The back depicts the figure of Taras riding a leaping dolphin.

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