Calabria, Tarentum. Stater; Calabria, Tarentum; c. 272 BC, Stater, 6.54g. Vlasto-746. Obv: Naked boy rider crowning horse standing r., raising r. foreleg; in field ?O above horse's rump, NEY / MH below horse. Rx: Taras seated sideways on dolphin l., holding out helmet; on either side of him a 12-rayed star; below dolphin, TAPAS; in upper r. field, APIS.Beautifully centered and very well struck with lovely toning. MS
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