Getty Museum

Stater

Date

270–250 B.C.

Medium

Silver

Culture

Greek (South Italian)

Department

Coins

Institution

Getty Museum

Obverse: Youth, draped around hips, raising his right hand and holding reins with the left, on standing horse facing to the right. Below horse PHILICKOC is inscribed. Reverse: Taras astride dolphin facing to the left; he holds a trident in left arm and a kantharos in his outstreched right hand; below dolphin, a tripod. Inscribed vertically above dolphin's tail: TARAS.

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