Italy. Northern Apulia, Teate. AE 19 mm., 325-275 BC. Obv. [T]IA[TI] (retrograde). Lion walking left. Rev. BIΔAIIBAΛI (retrograde). Head of bridled horse right. Cf. HN Italy 699 (Horse pacing left). AE. g. 5.26 RRR. Extremely rare. Brown patina. About VF.
About this extremely rare issue, see the important study of Franco and Vincenzo Rapposelli 'Un singolare tipo monetale della zecca di Teate' in Panorama Numismatico 209, 2006, pp. 17-21.
Provenance:
Artemide Aste XXVI, lot 66 (sold for € 850).