Watch List notes:

CALABRIA. Tarentum. Circa 272-240 BC. Didrachm or Nomos (Subaeratus, 23 mm, 6.36 g, 6 h), Leon... and An..., magistrates. ΛEΩN Nude youth riding horse walking to right, raising his right hand to crown the horse's head. Rev. [TAPAΣ] - AN Youthful oikist, nude, riding dolphin to left, holding grape in his right hand and trident with his left; below, lion walking left. Cf. HN Italy 1030 and Vlasto 857 (for prototype). An excellent contemporary plated imitation. Die break on the obverse, otherwise, nearly extremely fine.


From a European collection, formed before 2005.