Watch List notes:

CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 340-335 BC. AR Nomos (22mm, 7.84 g, 11h). Nude youth on horse standing right, holding rein in left hand, raising right hand to crown horse with wreath; Φ to right; below, nude youth crouching right, removing stone from horse's hoof / Phalanthos, nude, holding kantharos in extended right hand and trident and shield in left, riding dolphin left; TAP-AΣ to right, E and waves below. Fischer-Bossert Group 50, 697b (V262/R544) = Vlasto 515 (this coin); HN Italy 818; SNG Lockett 176 (same obv. die); Gillet 32 (same obv. die); Jameson 141 (same obv. die); McClean 590 (same obv. die). Rich old collection tone. Good VF.


From the Matthew Curtis Collection. Ex Peus 380 (3 November 2004), lot 6 (hammer €2300); Michael Pandely Vlasto Collection.