Calabria, Tarentum AR Reduced Nomos or Half-Shekel. Punic Occupation, circa 212-209 BC. Nude youth on horseback right, crowning horse with laurel wreath and hand holding filleted palm frond over shoulder, riding horse right; KPITOΣ below / Taras astride dolphin left, holding trident and Nike; EK monogram to left, ZΩ monogram to right; TAPAΣ below. Vlasto 978–80; HN Italy 1080. 3.74g, 18mm, 4h.
Extremely Fine. Rare.
From the Mark Gibbons Collection;
Ex A. Tkalec, 27 October 2011, lot 10.