Live auction - bgr_937036 - CALABRIA - TARAS Nomos ou didrachme
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| Estimate : | 850 € |
| Price : | 480 € |
| Maximum bid : | 510 € |
| End of the sale : | 24 September 2024 14:00:40 |
| bidders : | 2 bidders |
Type : Nomos ou didrachme
Date: c. 275 AC.
Mint name / Town : Tarente, Calabre
Metal : silver
Diameter : 20,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 6,39 g.
Coments on the condition:
Superbe exemplaire sur un flan bien centré des deux côtés. Joli revers finement détaillé. Patine grise avec des reflets bleutés et dorés
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse description : Cavalier nu passant à droite, se couronnant lui-même ; entre les jambes du cheval, le chapiteau d’une colonne ionique.
Obverse legend : SW/ IALO
Reverse
Reverse description : Taras nu, chevauchant un dauphin à gauche, tenant un aplustre de la main droite et une quenouille de la main gauche.
Reverse legend : TARAS/ ANQ
Reverse translation : (Tarente).
Commentary
C’est l’un des nomos les plus courants pour le monnayage de Tarente pour cette période. L’aplustre que tient Taras au revers est un symbole maritime. En revanche, la présence de la quenouille reste plus énigmatique et fait peut-être référence à l’une des nombreuses activités de la cité.
It is one of the most common nomos for Taranto coinage for this period. The apluster held by Taras on the reverse is a maritime symbol. On the other hand, the presence of the distaff remains more enigmatic and perhaps refers to one of the many activities of the city
It is one of the most common nomos for Taranto coinage for this period. The apluster held by Taras on the reverse is a maritime symbol. On the other hand, the presence of the distaff remains more enigmatic and perhaps refers to one of the many activities of the city
Historical background
CALABRIA - TARAS
(281-272 BC)
Pyrrhus Strategos, King of Epirus
Following the arrival of Pyrrhus in Italy, in 281 BC, the consul L. Aemilius Barbula devastated the territory of the Tarentines after the destruction of a Roman squadron in the Gulf of Taranto. Pyrrhus, thanks to his elephants and to everyone's surprise, won the indecisive battle of Heraclea in 279 BC, hence the expression "Pyrrhic victory" which is equivalent to a victory which leaves the winner so exhausted that a defeat would not have weakened him more.
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