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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;AussieCollector, post: 8341407, member: 81093&quot;]This coin is a bit of a departure from my usual MO. The coin is not from one of the great Greek empires or famous city states and (therefore) wasn’t on my want list.</p><p><br /></p><p>I didn’t research it first, I just thought it looked nice and (given it was through a reputable auction house) I bought it.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have a bit of buyer’s remorse not because of the coin itself, but because of the final cost (which I did not calculate correctly in my head - the exchange rate and auction house fees really added up!)</p><p><br /></p><p>Yet, it is a design I didn’t have until now, and it is a fine looking coin with nice eye appeal.</p><p><br /></p><p>Without further ado, I’m pleased to present a didrachm from Tarentum (Taras). The reverse of the coin depicts Taras (the son of Poseidon) being rescued by a dolphin sent by his father following a shipwreck. After being brought ashore by the dolphin, Taras founded a city under his name. The obverse of the coin shows a naked horse rider, symbolizing the equestrian events that took place in the ancient city of Taras.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1479151[/ATTACH]</p><p>Calabria, Tarentum AR Nomos</p><p>Circa 302-280 BC</p><p>Struck under the magistrates, Si- and Deinokrates</p><p>Obverse: Nude rider on horseback to right, holding lance in right hand and shield with two javelins in left; ΣI to left, ΔEINOKPATHΣ below</p><p>Reverse: Taras, holding small dolphin, astride dolphin to left; TAPAΣ behind, uncertain letters (ΔA?) below</p><p>Vlasto 692-3; SNG ANS 1066-8; HN Italy 967</p><p>Weight: 7.70g</p><p>Diameter: 22mm</p><p><br /></p><p>Please feel free to share your Taras or southern Italian ancient Greek coins, or any other ancient Greek coin you’d like to share![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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