Calabria, Tarentum AR Nomos. Circa 280-272 BC. Neyme-, Zo- and Poly-, magistrates. Nude youth on horseback right, crowning horse that raises right foreleg; ZΩ above, NEY MH below / Taras astride dolphin left, holding horned helmet; sunbursts on either side, ΠΟΛΥ above, TAPAΣ below. Vlasto 739ff; cf. HN Italy 1006. 6.33g, 20mm, 9h.
Good Very Fine; beautiful old cabinet tone.
From the collection of P.R.B. (France), formed c. 1960-2000.