355 BCE - 340 BCE | TAPAΣ
Overstriking coin
2434 - Taras (AR nomos) over Corinth.jpg
Overstruck variety
Taras on Corinth - Heritage, 3037, 4 Jan. 2015, 29885 overstruck variety.jpg
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Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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Male character seated on horse galloping to right, naked, wearing helmet, holding reins in one hand and shield and spear in other. Below, E.
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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TAPAΣ (Greek) Male character (Taras or Phalanthos), nude, seated sideways on a dolphin to left, holding cantharos. Below, Π over wave pattern.
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Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:
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Taras
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Ancient regionAncient region.
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Magna Graecia (Calabria)
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Modern countryModern country: Italy
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AuthorityIdentifies the issuing power. The authority can be "pretended" when the name or the portrait of X is on the coin but he/she was not the issuing power. It can also be "uncertain" when there is no mention of X on the coin but he/she was the issuing power according to the historical sources:
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Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 355 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 340 BCE
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Classical 480-323 BC  periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 7.957.95 g <br />7,950 mg <br />
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DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: nomos
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References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin:
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Garaffo 1982, pl. 1, 5., Fischer-Bossert 1999, n° 672a (https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/taras.bossert.1999.gr43-47.gr48.671-677)
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Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:
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SNG ANS1SNG ANS, n° 396 (these dies). SNG France, n° 1749 (these dies). HN Italy, n° 890, Vlasto2Vlasto, n° 448 (this obverse die), HGC 13HGC 1, n° 776
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Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ:
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Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ
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Modern countryModern country:
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AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ:
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Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context..
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periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
References
References
- ^ SNG ANS
- ^ Vlasto
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2018), The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series, Volume 1. Handbook of Coins of Italy and Magna Graecia, Sixth to First Centuries BC., Lancaster-London, 2018, lxi, 527 pages, 23 cm
- ^ Ebenda 42 n° 54 Taf. 2
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