Calabria, Taras, didrachm, c. 390-380 BC, ephebos naked on horseback riding right, holding reigns in both hands; beneath horse, Λ, rev., ΤΑΡΑΣ, Phalanthos, founder of Taras, seated on dolphin left, holding acrostolion before him; below dolphin, Λ, 7.88g, die axis 10.00 (Fischer-Bossert 406b, this coin; Vlasto 367, this coin; SNG Lockett 155, same dies; HN Italy 870), good extremely fine, toned, very rare and of perfect metal quality, one of the finest known staters of Tarentum of the early 4th century, formerly in the Kunstfreund (Charles Gillet) collection. Provenance: Santangelo collection, Naples ("from a small part of the collection given away, before the sale of the collection to the Museum of Naples", Vlasto p. 46, footnote); M.P. Vlasto collection, Marseille; Kunstfreund (Gillet) collection, Bank Leu and Mϋnzen und Medaillen, 28 May 1974, lot 173; Hermann Robinow collection, Morton & Eden 51, 24 October 2011, lot 5.
(30000-40000 GBP)