ITALY. Calabria. Tarentum. AR Didrachm (Nomos) (7.83 gms), ca. 500-480 B.C. NGC Ch VF. HGC-1, 753; HN Italy-827. Obverse: Taras riding dolphin right, holding octopus in his left hand and extending his right hand; Reverse: Hippocampus right, cockle shell below.