Taras Historia Numorum Italy 1047-52, Silver, struck at Taras, 272–240 BC. Obverse: head of athena wearing a helmet decorated with scylla brandishing a stone. Reverse: owl chouette. Weight about 2.9 g, diameter 16.4 mm.
| mint | Taras | weight | 2.93g (4) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀16.4 (4) |
| denomination | — | axis | 12↕ (4) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Greece | dataset | IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org) |
obverse
Head of Athena wearing a helmet decorated with Scylla brandishing a stone
reverse
Owl Chouette
specimens (4)
BnF (IRIS)
BnF (IRIS)
BnF (IRIS)
BnF (IRIS)
Cite this coin
Taras Historia Numorum Italy 1047-52 (taras.hn_italy.1047-52), 272–240 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/taras-historia-numorum-italy-1047-52/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA