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Taras, Calabria
281-276 BC (Period VI - From Kleonymos to Pyrrhus)
AR Didrachm (20x24mm, 7.23g, 9h)
Nikottas Magistrate.
O: Helmeted warrior dismounting horse galloping left, holding small round shield; [EY above], NIKΩTTAΣ (magistrate) below.
R: Taras riding dolphin right, holding trident over left shoulder and hurling javelin with right hand; ΛY behind, TAPAΣ  to right, small hippocamp right below.
D'Andrea XLI, 987; Vlasto 699; Evans VI,  Type E; HGC I, 817; HN Italy 968
Scarce
ex London Ancient Coins

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Taras, Calabria

281-276 BC (Period VI - From Kleonymos to Pyrrhus)
AR Didrachm (20x24mm, 7.23g, 9h)
Nikottas Magistrate.
O: Helmeted warrior dismounting horse galloping left, holding small round shield; [EY above], NIKΩTTAΣ (magistrate) below.
R: Taras riding dolphin right, holding trident over left shoulder and hurling javelin with right hand; ΛY behind, TAPAΣ to right, small hippocamp right below.
D'Andrea XLI, 987; Vlasto 699; Evans VI, Type E; HGC I, 817; HN Italy 968
Scarce
ex London Ancient Coins

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Album name:Enodia / Magna Graecia - Taras (Major Coins)
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Jay GT4   [Feb 16, 2021 at 03:57 AM]
Dynamic
Anaximander   [Feb 20, 2021 at 02:25 PM]
Yes, a real sense of movement comes out on both sides of the coin. Love how the lettering comes out so well, too.

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