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Long Beach Signature Sale 3067 6-7 Sep 2018
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CALABRIA. Taras. AR didrachm. Ca. early 3rd century BC. (21mm, 7.78 gm, 10h). NGC Choice AU 4/5 - 3/5. Dakimos, magistrate. Warrior on horseback right, thrusting spear downward with right hand, holding two spears and shield in his left hand; ΣI behind, ΔAKIMOΣ below / Taras riding dolphin left, holding dolphin in right hand, cradling cornucopia in left arm; ΔA below, TAPAΣ behind. Vlasto 696 corr. (ΔA not WA). HN Italy 967. SNG France -. SNG ANS 1071 corr. (same obv. die; ΔA not WA). SNG Copenhagen -. The ANS catalogue repeats the mistake from Vlasto (whose coin was unique at the time); the correct letters were noted by G. Procopio who examined two or three examples of this type (nos. 497-499) in his article on the Bernalda hoard in 1957.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 600-700 USD
CALABRIA. Taras. AR didrachm. Ca. early 3rd century BC. (21mm, 7.78 gm, 10h). NGC Choice AU 4/5 - 3/5. Dakimos, magistrate. Warrior on horseback right, thrusting spear downward with right hand, holding two spears and shield in his left hand; ΣI behind, ΔAKIMOΣ below / Taras riding dolphin left, holding dolphin in right hand, cradling cornucopia in left arm; ΔA below, TAPAΣ behind. Vlasto 696 corr. (ΔA not WA). HN Italy 967. SNG France -. SNG ANS 1071 corr. (same obv. die; ΔA not WA). SNG Copenhagen -. The ANS catalogue repeats the mistake from Vlasto (whose coin was unique at the time); the correct letters were noted by G. Procopio who examined two or three examples of this type (nos. 497-499) in his article on the Bernalda hoard in 1957.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 600-700 USD