bgr_961003 - CALABRIA - TARAS Obole
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Type : Obole
Date: c. 280-228 AC.
Mint name / Town : Tarente, Calabre
Metal : silver
Diameter : 9 mm
Orientation dies : 3 h.
Weight : 0,36 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie centrée des deux côtés. Très belles têtes de cheval. Patine grise avec de légers reflets bleutés
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête et cou de cheval libre à gauche.
Reverse
Reverse description : Tête et cou de cheval bridé à gauche ; dans le champ à gauche, deux lettres grecques.
Reverse legend : SI.
Historical background
CALABRIA - TARAS
(272-235 BC)
Autonomous - First Treaty with the Romans
Taranto, founded around 706 BC by the Parthenopeans, was Sparta's only colony. According to mythology, Taras was the son of Poseidon and the nymph Satyra. He was saved during a shipwreck by a dolphin who deposited him near the future city and the legend TAPAS designates the city. After the departure of Pyrrhus, Taranto submitted to Rome. Under the leadership of Consul Spurius Carvilius Maximus, Taranto became an allied city of Rome. After the defeat of 272 BC, it experienced a great period of prosperity which lasted until the Second Punic War (221-202 BC).
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