thank you Q!
the plate coin is really very nice in hand, but seems to be overshadowed by the little
owl. perhaps i should have posted them separately?
Is this coin issue for memorizing the Alexander Molonsian? I am trying to find a book to read more details on Taras diobol. But it seems there little further information for it, not like the nomos.
i always enjoy discussing the coins of Taras Leo, however it is difficult to know for certain as this series
ran for more than a century, and is sometimes hard to disambiguate from the very similar (but slightly earlier) series from Herakleia. it seems certain that both were minted as a federal issue of the Italiote League, but i do think that if it were commemorating
Alexander then we might expect to see a more typically Epirote symbol than an
owl.
you are right in saying that there is a dearth of information regarding this series, at least in English. i
had, at one time, entertained the idea of adding a small monograph of my own to the collective knowledge, but alas, my muse has flown. perhaps someday.
until then i highly recommend doing a
Forvm search for posts on the subject from my dear friend and sorely missed former member Taras, whose knowledgeable and erudite comments are an
invaluable source of information on our favorite subject. i guarantee you will not be disappointed!
~
Peter