Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
January 2023 NYINC Auction 13-16 Jan 2023
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ITALY. Calabria. Tarentum. AR Didrachm (Nomos) (6.33 gms), ca. 272-240 B.C. NGC Ch AU, Strike: 5/5 Surface: 2/5. Marks.
HGC-1, 889; Vlasto-859-62; HN Italy-1031. Obverse: Nude youth riding horse right, holding reins and crowning horse; monogram to left; below horse, facing mask of Silenos; below raised foreleg, KY/NΩN in two lines; Reverse: Phalanthos, holding kantharos, riding dolphin left. A striking Didrachm with fine details and bright lustrous surfaces. Far nicer than typically encountered.
From the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection.
HGC-1, 889; Vlasto-859-62; HN Italy-1031. Obverse: Nude youth riding horse right, holding reins and crowning horse; monogram to left; below horse, facing mask of Silenos; below raised foreleg, KY/NΩN in two lines; Reverse: Phalanthos, holding kantharos, riding dolphin left. A striking Didrachm with fine details and bright lustrous surfaces. Far nicer than typically encountered.
From the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection.
Estimate: $500 - $750