Coin
Stater
29-126-2
Location: On Display in the Greece Gallery
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | 29-126-2 |
| Current Location | Greece Gallery - On Display |
| Culture | Greek |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Manufacture Location | Tarentum | Italy |
| Period | Hellenistic Period |
| Date Made | 334-302 BCE |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Silver |
| Iconography | Horseman | Taras | Dolphin |
| Inscription Language | Greek Language |
| Description | Obverse: Naked horseman galloping right; below SA. Reverse: TARAS astride dolphin left in field; OS to r. below, dolphin The boy Taras, son of Poseidon, rides on a dolphin. In mythology, Taras gives his name to the city as well as to a local river. |
| Credit Line | Received from various sources, pre-1929 |
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