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bgr_927248 - CALABRIA - TARAS Nomos, statère ou didrachme

CALABRIA - TARAS Nomos, statère ou didrachme AU/MS
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Type : Nomos, statère ou didrachme
Date: c. 330 AC.
Mint name / Town : Tarente
Metal : silver
Diameter : 22 mm
Orientation dies : 3 h.
Weight : 7,86 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie idéalement centrée sur un flan court. Superbe revers, bien venu à la frappe. Patine grise avec de légers reflets dorés
Catalogue references :

Obverse


Obverse description : Cavalier au pas à droite, se couronnant lui même ; un chapiteau ionien entre les jambes du cheval.
Obverse legend : SA.

Reverse


Reverse description : Taras nu, chevauchant un dauphin à gauche, tenant un serpent de mer enroulé de la main droite et une badine de la main gauche.
Reverse legend : KON/ TARAS.

Commentary


Ce type semble beaucoup plus rare que ne le laissent supposer les ouvrages généraux.

Historical background


CALABRIA - TARAS

(334-330 BC)

Alexander II the Molossian strategist, king of Epirus

The death of Archidamos, king of Sparta, in 338 BC at Mandurias, beaten by the Messapians and the Lucanians, forced the Tarentines to find a new ally to contain their turbulent neighbors. They appealed to Alexander the Molossian, king of Epirus and brother-in-law of Alexander III the Great of Macedonia. Arriving in southern Italy, Alexander the Molossus had to fight against the southern Italian tribes of Lucania and Apulia, eager to build a kingdom in Magna Graecia..

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