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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Curtis, post: 24604198, member: 26430&quot;]It&#039;s hard to tell exactly how he manages to carry it, along with his spear and the reigns for the horse, but this helmeted warrior has a giant circular shield behind his back!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1563465[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Tarentum AR Didrachm or Nomos or Stater or Whatever</b> (21mm, 6.5g, 9h), Magistrates Thi(...) und Aristok(...), c. 272-240 BCE.</p><p><b>Obv</b>: ΘI (left) / APIΣTOK (below). Helmeted Horseman r., holding spear and shield.</p><p><b>Rev</b>: ΤΑΡΑΣ (right). Phalantos or Taras as Oikistes riding dolphin left, holding trident, being crowned by Nike; rudder below.</p><p><b>Ref</b>: HN Italy 1039; Vlasto 899; Côte 524 (different dies).</p><p><b>Prov</b>: Ex-VAuctions Sale 223, Lot 1 (5 March 2009); purchased by CSJ for JJ Collection.</p><p><br /></p><p><font size="6"><b>NEXT</b>: Ship/galley/prow/nautical theme</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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