Watch List notes:

CALABRIA. Tarentum. Circa 315-302 BC. Didrachm or Nomos (Silver, 21 mm, 7.88 g, 10 h), Sa..., magistrate. Nude rider on horse galloping to right, stabbing with spear held in his right hand and holding two other spears and shield in his left; below, ΣA. Rev. ΤΑΡΑΣ Youthful oikist, nude, riding dolphin to left, holding kantharos in his right hand and trident in his left; below, small dolphin to right. Fischer-Bossert 834 (V332/R646). Vlasto 624. A rare variety. Minor deposits on the reverse, otherwise, very fine.


From an old Swiss collection, formed in the 1970s and privately purchased from Numismatica Arethusa (with original ticket).