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English: Labelled: "Taras (Tarentum). The city of Taras was pre-eminent among the Greek cities in southern Italy during the 5th and 4th centuries BC. It was named after Taras, son of the sea god Poseidon. [...]

8. Silver didrachms. R: Taras holding distaff (left), Taras holding bow (right). 334-302 BC. 948x171.17, 926.2.46

9. Small silver denominations. Late 5th to 3rd century BC. Left to right:
— Diobol. O: Athena. (R: Herakles). 929.1.6
— Pentonkion. O: nymph. (R: drinking cup). 929.1.8
— Hemiobol. O: scallop shell. (R: crescents). 929.1.9
— Quarter-obol. 'T', abbreviation for Taras, on both sides. 929.1.10

10. Silver didrachm. O: boy crowning horse. (R: Taras). 302-281 BC. 949x15.7

11. Silver didrachms. O: horseman crowning himself (left), a second man crowning the horse (right). 281-272 BC. 925.2.15, 926.2.6"
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