Summary
A silver Obolfrom the town of Tarentum (Taras) in Italy, circa 300 BC
Mint: Tarentum
Obverse Description
Kantharos surrounded by dots ( 4 on this flan) in the left field may be a monogram which looks like the letter Q
Reverse Description
Kantharos surrounded by dots (3 on this flan)
Edge Description
Plain
More Information
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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 300 BC
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Issued By
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Previous Collection
Numismatics Collection, National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), pre 1921-1976
This item was added to the Chitty catalogue about 1921 but has a ? for source. -
Denomination
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Material
Silver
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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
10 mm (Outside Diameter), 0.637 g (Weight)
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Shape
Round
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References
BMC. Italy p. 214 cf nos. 434 ff. cf Sear 356
[Book] Poole, Reginald S. 1873. A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum, Italy., 214 Pages
[Book] Sear, David R. 1978. Greek Coins and Their Values, Europe. I., 42 Pages
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