Silver nomos, 21 mm, 7.76 gm.
Obv: Nude helmeted warrior on horseback left, with shield and javelin.
Rev: Phalanthos, holding a helmet and shield, astride a dolphin left, TARAS below.
Tarentum (Taras) was founded in 706 BC by Dorian immigrants from Sparta. It became a commercial power and a sovereign city of Magna Graecia, ruling over the Greek colonies in southern Italy. The coinage features images of Taras (Phalanthos), the mythical founder of the city being saved from a shipwreck by a dolphin.
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