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Taras, Calabria
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272-240/35 BC
AR Obol (10mm, 0.51g)
O: Scallop shell with nine teeth.
R: Dolphin swimming right; AV monogram above, Ionic capital below.
Scarce
D'Andrea XLIV, 1483; Vlasto 1534; SNG France 2148; HN Italy 979
ex Numiscorner
The broken column has appeared throughout history as a funerary symbol. This would be fitting in Taras, a polis with a strong cthonic cult. As such it is likely that its appearance here is representative of Dionysus.
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![Taras, Calabria
272-240/35 BC
AR Obol (10mm, 0.51g)
O: Scallop shell with nine teeth.
R: Dolphin swimming right; AV monogram above, Ionic capital below.
Scarce
D'Andrea XLIV, 1483; Vlasto 1534; SNG France 2148; HN Italy 979
ex Numiscorner
[i]The broken column has appeared throughout history as a funerary symbol. This would be fitting in Taras, a polis with a strong cthonic cult. As such it is likely that its appearance here is representative of Dionysus.[/i]](albums/userpics/21312/normal_G4c5K4Zr9PxAa78ABkR2Qb3o6yYYfF.jpg "Click to view full size image
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Taras, Calabria
272-240/35 BC
AR Obol (10mm, 0.51g)
O: Scallop shell with nine teeth.
R: Dolphin swimming right; AV monogram above, Ionic capital below.
Scarce
D'Andrea XLIV, 1483; Vlasto 1534; SNG France 2148; HN Italy 979
ex Numiscorner
[i]The broken column has appeared throughout history as a funerary symbol. This would be fitting in Taras, a polis with a strong cthonic cult. As such it is likely that its appearance here is representative of Dionysus.[/i]")
