ANCIENT COINS. GREEK. Calabria, Tarentum (c.325-280 B.C.), Silver Diobol, 1.01g, 3h. Head of Athena facing right, wearing a crested helmet decorated with a hippocamp. Rev. TA-PAN, Herakles kneeling right, grappling with the Nemean lion, a club on left, EY below (cf Vlasto 1302; HN Italy 976). Attractive cabinet tone, nearly extremely fine. Rare.
Purchased A.H. Baldwin & Sons Ltd., London, 1970
Estimate: $220