Getty Museum

Stater

Date

270–250 B.C.

Medium

Silver

Culture

Greek (South Italian)

Department

Coins

Institution

Getty Museum

Obverse: Nude boy rider holds reins in left hand and crowns his horse a wreath with his right; the horse stands facing right, with left foreleg raised. Behind the rider, AP monogram. A bearded actor's mask is in the field below the horse. Beneath the horse's raised leg, KY [NOS] is inscribed. Reverse: Taras astride dolphin facing to the left, with his right hand outstretched, holding a kantharos, and his empty left hand behind him on the dolphin's back. Inscribed vertically above the dolphin's tail: TARAS.

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