CALABRIA. Tarentum. Circa 272-240 BC. Didrachm or Nomos (Silver, 19 mm, 6.16 g, 2 h), Di... and Philotas, magistrates. Nude youth riding horse walking to left, raising his right hand to crown the horse's head; above, ΔΙ; below, ΦΙΛΩ/TAΣ. Rev. TAPAΣ Youthful oikist, nude, riding dolphin to left, holding kantharos in his right hand and distaff in his left; to right, rooster standing left. HN Italy 1024. Vlasto 846. Struck on a short flan and somewhat rough, otherwise, very fine.
From the collection of a Swiss scholar, formed over the past thirty years.