Watch List notes:

CALABRIA. Tarentum. Circa 272-240 BC. Didrachm or Nomos (Subaeratus, 21 mm, 6.55 g, 10 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 in 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, extremely fine.


From an American collection, formed in the early 2000s.