Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
August 2020 Auction 5-6 Aug 2020
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ITALY. Calabria. Tarentum. AR Didrachm (Nomos) (6.31 gms), ca. 272-240 B.C. NGC Ch AU, Strike: 5/5 Surface: 4/5.
Vlasto-836-41; HN Italy-1025. Obverse: Nude youth on horse left, crowning horse with wreath; ΣY to right, ΛYKI / NOΣ below; Reverse: Phalanthos, preparing to throw trident, riding dolphin left; to right, owl standing left, head facing. A lightly handled and rather deeply toned example, offering some hints of iridescence around the devices and some shimmering luster in the protected areas.
Estimate: $800.00- $1200.00
Vlasto-836-41; HN Italy-1025. Obverse: Nude youth on horse left, crowning horse with wreath; ΣY to right, ΛYKI / NOΣ below; Reverse: Phalanthos, preparing to throw trident, riding dolphin left; to right, owl standing left, head facing. A lightly handled and rather deeply toned example, offering some hints of iridescence around the devices and some shimmering luster in the protected areas.
Estimate: $800.00- $1200.00