The Dolphin Rider of Tarentum

I thought you all might want to see my new Tarentum Nomos. As @Severus Alexander pointed out over on NF it is a Pyrrhic War issue coin!


Calabria, Tarentum
AR Nomos, Tarentum mint, struck 280-272 BC
Dia.: 20.4 mm
Wt.: 6.4 g
Obv.: Helmeted warrior on horseback l., holding two spears and round shield decorated with star. ΖΩ in right field, ΑΠΟΛΛΩ below
Rev.: ΤΑΡΑΣ, Taras riding dolphin l., holding distaff and bunch of grapes. ΑΝΘ in right field
Ref.: Vlasto 794

Please post your examples or anything else relevant.

 

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Beautiful coin, congrats.

 

Excellent example @Curtisimo. I particularly like the revere.

One of mine from Calabria

TARAS, CALABRIA
AR Diobol
OBVERSE: Head of Athena in crested helmet left decorated with Skylla
REVERSE: Herakles kneeling right, strangling lion
Struck at Taras 380-334 BC
1.2g, 11mm
Vlasto 1316

 

Awesome! I did a mini thread on dolphin riders some time ago

https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancient-ocean-men-dolphin-riders-of-antiquity.378297/

here’s my dolphin rider

 

Nice coin