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1/20 stater of Taras (Tarentum) with head of Helios, struck under Alexander of Epiros
Greek
Late Classical Period
334–330 B.C.
Mint: Calabria, Taras (Tarentum)
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 7.5 mm. Weight: 0.43 gm. Die Axis: 10
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number62.658
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek Coins, 1950-1963 (MFA), no. 011.
DescriptionObverse: Radiate head of Helios, facing.
Reverse: Thunderbolt.
At right: TAPAN[T]? at left: VOUV
Reverse: Thunderbolt.
At right: TAPAN[T]? at left: VOUV
ProvenanceBy 1959: with Münzen und Medaillen A.G., Malzgasse 25, Basel, Switzerland; September 19, 1962: purchased by MFA from Münzen und Medaillen, A.G. for $ 230.00