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Taras, son of Poseidon, riding on a dolphin
Mythology & Storytelling
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Didrachm
Greek, Tarentum
Taras, son of Poseidon, riding on a dolphin
Silver,
ca. 281–272 BCE
Gift of the Estate of Nathan Whitman
MH 2004.13.136
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