Watch List notes:

CALABRIA. Tarentum. Circa 302 BC. Didrachm (Silver, 21 mm, 7.69 g, 11 h), Sa... and Kon..., magistrates. Nude youth on horseback to right, crowning himself with a wreath; below, ΣA above Ionic capital. Rev. TAPAΣ Youthful oikist, nude, riding dolphin to left, holding coiled serpent in his right hand and whip in his left; below, KO[N]. Basel 96 (this coin). Fischer-Bossert 974h (this coin, V378/R750). Vlasto 655 (same dies). Very well centered and beautifully toned. Extremely fine.


From the Kleinkunst Collection and from the collection of A. D. Moretti, Numismatica Ars Classica 13, 8 October 1998, 96.