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Long Beach Signature Sale 3049 8-9 Sep 2016
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CALABRIA. Tarentum. Ca. 500-480 BC. AR didrachm or stater (19mm, 8.07 gm, 12h). Nude Taras (or Phalanthos) astride dolphin to right, holding cuttlefish in right hand, left arm extended before, TAPAS vertically before / Hippocamp right with curled wing, tale bent around to left, scallop shell below, border of parallel hash marks. Fischer-Bossert Group 3. Vlasto 105. Very rare archaic issue! Well struck on a compact flan and pleasingly toned. NGC XF 5/5 - 4/5.
Estimate: 1500-2000 USD
CALABRIA. Tarentum. Ca. 500-480 BC. AR didrachm or stater (19mm, 8.07 gm, 12h). Nude Taras (or Phalanthos) astride dolphin to right, holding cuttlefish in right hand, left arm extended before, TAPAS vertically before / Hippocamp right with curled wing, tale bent around to left, scallop shell below, border of parallel hash marks. Fischer-Bossert Group 3. Vlasto 105. Very rare archaic issue! Well struck on a compact flan and pleasingly toned. NGC XF 5/5 - 4/5.
Estimate: 1500-2000 USD