CALABRIA. Tarentum. Circa 490-480 BC. Nomos (Silver, 16 mm, 7.95 g, 9 h). [ΤΑΡΑΣ] Phalanthos, nude, riding dolphin to right, his left arm outstretched with the palm of his hand upwards, and holding an octopus in his right; cable border. Rev. [ΤΑΡΑΣ] Hippocamp to right; below, scallop; border of rays. Fischer-Bossert 67. HN III 827. Vlasto 104. Good fine.
From the collection of W.F. Stoecklin, acquired from Münzhandlung Basel in the late 1930s.