Nomos - Olympis
Features
| Country |
Tarentum
(Calabria) |
|---|---|
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Years | 240 BC - 228 BC |
| Value | Nomos = 3 Drachm (3) |
| Currency | As |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 6.56 g |
| Diameter | 20 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| References |
HN Italy#
1055 N. Keith Rutter, Andrew Burnett; 2001. Historia numorum : Italy. British Museum Press, London, United Kingdom. ISBN 9780714118017.
|
Obverse
Warrior on horseback to right, brandishing spear in right hand and holding reins with left; wreath behind, ΟΛΥΜΠΙΣ below.
Lettering: ΟΛΥΜΠΙΣ
Reverse
Taras astride dolphin to left, holding kantharos and cornucopiae; tripod to right, ΤΑΡΑΣ below.
Lettering: ΤΑΡΑΣ
Comments
Olympis, magistrate.
Vlasto #942;
The piece in the main image (6.56g, 20mm, 4h; Extremely Fine):
◦ Auctioned by Roma Numismatics Ltd, Auction XVII, 28 March 2019, Lot 298. Sold for 1,100 GBP.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||||
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