Live auction - bgr_928351 - CALABRIA - TARAS Nomos ou didrachme
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| Estimate : | 500 € |
| Price : | 410 € |
| Maximum bid : | 450 € |
| End of the sale : | 20 August 2024 14:01:47 |
| bidders : | 4 bidders |
Type : Nomos ou didrachme
Date: c. 272 AC.
Mint name / Town : Tarente, Calabre
Metal : silver
Diameter : 19,5 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 6,49 g.
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie centrée des deux côtés. Jolie représentation du droit. Patine grise avec de légers reflets dorés
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse description : Cavalier galopant à gauche, casqué, armé d'une double javeline et d'un bouclier orné d'un astre.
Obverse legend : IW/ APOLLW
Obverse translation : (Apollo).
Reverse
Reverse description : Taras nu, chevauchant un dauphin à gauche, tenant une grappe de raisin de la main droite et une quenouille de la gauche.
Reverse legend : ANQ/ TARAS
Reverse translation : (Tarente).
Historical background
CALABRIA - TARAS
(281-272 BC)
Pyrrhus strategos, King of Epirus
After the "victory" at Ascoli in 279 BC, Pyrrhus, who failed to secure a decisive victory over the Romans, became angry with his Greek and Syracusan allies and was finally defeated at Benevento in 275 BC. J.-C. He retired to Epirus where he was quickly assassinated.
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