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Nomos of Taras
ca. 302 BCE (Early Hellenistic)
silver; struck
Obverse: Naked youth crowning himself, on horseback prancing right. Reverse: Naked Taras/Phalanthos astride a dolphin left, serpent in left hand, whip in right; in exergue, KON (control mark).
Inscription
Provenance
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Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Henry Walters, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Italy, Magna Graecia, Apulia, Taras (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Max diam: 15/16 in. (2.38 cm); axis 10:00
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
59.520