Taras Historia Numorum Italy 997-8, Silver, struck at Taras, 280–272 BC. Obverse: naked horseman crowning his horse cavalier nu couronnant son cheval. Reverse: male figure, naked, on a dolphin personnage masculin nu sur un dauphin. Weight about 6.3 g, diameter 20.5 mm.
| mint | Taras | weight | 6.34g (5) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀20.5 (5) |
| denomination | — | axis | 5↕ (5) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Greece | dataset | IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org) |
obverse
Naked horseman crowning his horse Cavalier nu couronnant son cheval
reverse
Male figure, naked, on a dolphin Personnage masculin nu sur un dauphin
specimens (4)
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Cite this coin
Taras Historia Numorum Italy 997-8 (taras.hn_italy.997-8), 280–272 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/taras-historia-numorum-italy-997-8/ (accessed: 2026-09-12). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA