CALABRIA. Tarentum. Circa 272-240 BC. Nomos (Silver, 18.5 mm, 6.48 g, 9 h), struck under the magistrates Su... and Lykinos. ΣY and ΛYKI/NOΣ Nude youth riding horse walking to left, raising his right hand to crown the horse's head. Rev. ΤΑ-ΡΑ[Σ] Phalanthos, nude, riding dolphin to left, holding forth his chlamys on his left arm, preparing to hurl trident held in his right hand. HN III 1025. Vlasto 836-41. Gentle iridescent tones, well centered and pleasing. Nearly extremely fine.
From the collection of W. Belser, Zürich, prior to 1965, and that of his son, acquired in the early 1970s.