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Stater

Date

270–250 B.C.

Medium

Silver

Culture

Greek (South Italian)

Department

Coins

Institution

Getty Museum

Obverse: A warrior wearing armor, a breastplate and a helmet, holds a spear downwards in his right hand and a shield behind him, rides a horse cantering to the right. Inscribed behind the rider: THI; inscribed below horse: ARIS[TOK]. Reverse: Taras astride a dolphin swimming to the left, half-turned frontally with his left hand resting on the dolphin's back with a chlamys wrapped around his left arm, trailing backwards. He holds a trident with his left hand over his shoulder and a small Nike flies towards him with wreath; below the dolphin, a rudder. Vertically, above dolphin's tail, TA[RAS] is inscribed.

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