Stater (Coin) Depicting a Horseman

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Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium

334-302 BCE

Greek, minted in Tarentum, Calabria, Italy

On the front of this coin an armed horseman rides to the right.

On the back, the figure of Taras rides a dolphin.

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium

Culture: Ancient Greek
Title: Stater (Coin) Depicting a Horseman
Place: Taranto (Minted in)
Date: 334 BCE–302 BCE
Medium: Silver
Inscriptions: Reverse: ΤΑΡΑS
Dimensions: Diam.: 2.2 cm (7/8 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. William Nelson Pelouze
Reference Number: 1923.1170
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Mrs. William Nelson (Helen T.) Pelouze (1866-1953), Chicago; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1923.

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