Calabria, Taras. Silver Nomos (5.92 g), ca. 240-228 BC. Xenokrates, magistrate. Dioskouros on horseback left, head facing, raising hand and holding rein; in right field, TP monogram and pileos; in two lines below, magistrate's name: [Ξ]E-NOKPA/T-HΣ. Reverse: TAPAΣ, Phalanthos riding dolphin left, head and torso facing, holding trident and lifting drapery; in right field, monogram; below, waves and cuttlefish. Vlasto 955-7; HN Italy 1058. Toned. Choice Very Fine. Estimate Value $250 - 300
The Hanbery Collection; Purchased privately from F. Kovacs in the 1980s.