thank you both!
and Taras, you never fail to add those interesting little details which bring so much life to the hobby, thank you for that!
i
had thought that the previous
didrachm was to be my last coin of the year, but thanks to the thoughtful kindness of a dear friend i am able to add this little
gem to my
gallery...
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-90804 this is an important addition to my Taras collection. these early fractions can be pretty
scarce and quite interesting as they represent a sort of transitional stage for Tarentine coinage, and i've been wanting one for some time.
the
head on the
reverse is often described as the nymph Satyra, who was the mother of Taras. however
Vlasto describes the
bust as Taras himself, and since i have yet to find one which is definitively female in appearence i'm going with that
attribution. it must be admitted though that the similar image on the larger didrachms of the period could be seen as Satyra.
this coin is so much lovlier than this
poor scan shows, but my digital skills are
still rather raw. i don't do too badly in natural sunlight, but we haven't seen any of that here in Oregon for three weeks at least. hence, the scan.
~
Peter