didrachm/stater/nomos of Tarentum, 450-440 BC ca.
Obv. Phalanthos on dolphin, pecten below, TARAS
Rev. Taras Oikistes seated, holding distaff and staff
Vlasto 199var 8.04 g Triton I Auction December 2-3, 1997 no. 34
Fischer-Bossert 177 (V86/R126)?
catalogue
Cf. Vlasto 199 (obverse die of 197, V81). Apparently unpublished combination of types.
rev. archaic style rev. elegant style
Fischer-Bossert Gruppe 6 104-105 470-465 BC Fischer-Bossert Gruppe 10 134-144 450 BC
Fischer-Bossert Gruppe 8 118-129 455 BC Fischer-Bossert Gruppe 12 156-192 450-440 BC
Fischer-Bossert Gruppe 14 199-203 445-440 BC
Fischer-Bossert Gruppe 15 204-206 435 BC
Fischer-Bossert Gruppe 17 241-268 430-425 BC
Fischer-Bossert Gruppe 18 269-284 425-415 BC
See die-coupling didrachms (Fischer-Bossert 134-192)