Ancients
CALABRIA. Tarentum. Time of Pyrrhus of Epirus (ca. 281-240 BC). AR didrachm (19mm, 6.51 gm, 3h). NGC Choice AU 4/5 - 3/5, brushed. Gu-, Sostratos, and Poly-, magistrates. Warrior on horseback right, nude save for helmet, shield and two spears in left hand, brandishing spear held in right hand; ΓΥ behind, ΣΩΣΤΡ/AΤΟΣ below / TAPAΣ, Taras astride dolphin left, Nike in right hand, cornucopia in left; thunderbolt behind, ΠΟΛΥ before. Vlasto 714. HN Italy 1001. SNG ANS 1037.
Ex Ponterio 74 (25 March 1995), lot 299.
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Estimate: 500-700 USD