Summary
A copper coin (Ae.15) from the town of Tarentum (Taras) in Italy, circa 250 BC
Mint: Tarentum
Obverse Description
Scallop shell (called a cockle shell in BMC catalogue)
Reverse Description
Taras holding kantharos and cornucopia seated on a dolphin swimming to left. Behind in Greek [t]APAN
Edge Description
Plain
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 15 Mar 1976
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Date Issued
circa 250 BC
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Issued By
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Previous Collection
Eugene von Guerard, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, pre 1880
Listed in vol.1 p. 8 of his catalogue. Purchased by him from Friedlander of Berlin. Coin was found in an NGV safe during McArthur Bequest incorporation, about 1904. -
Deity Depicted
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Material
Copper
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Axis
12
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Classification
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Dimensions
15 mm (Outside Diameter), 1.995 g (Weight)
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Shape
Round
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References
BMC. Italy p. 219 no. 379. Sear 608
[Book] Poole, Reginald S. 1873. A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum, Italy., 219 Pages
[Catalogue] Pullin, Ruth. 2011. Nature Revealed: Eugene von Guerard.
[Book] Sear, David R. 1978. Greek Coins and Their Values, Europe. I., 65 Pages
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