Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
January 2023 NYINC Auction 13-16 Jan 2023
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ITALY. Calabria. Tarentum. AR Didrachm (Nomos) (6.40 gms), ca. 272-240 B.C. NGC EF, Strike: 4/5 Surface: 3/5.
HGC-1, 892; Vlasto-890; HN Italy-1037. Reduced standard. Obverse: Warrior, nude but for helmet, holding spear, shield slung on back, riding horse right; ΦI to right, |-HPAK/ΛHTOΣ in two lines below; Reverse: Phalanthos, holding flower and cornucopia, riding dolphin left; monogram and thymiaterion to right. This example is darkly toned and pleasingly detailed. Both sides are rather well-centered on a round flan.
From the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection.
Estimate: $250 - $400
HGC-1, 892; Vlasto-890; HN Italy-1037. Reduced standard. Obverse: Warrior, nude but for helmet, holding spear, shield slung on back, riding horse right; ΦI to right, |-HPAK/ΛHTOΣ in two lines below; Reverse: Phalanthos, holding flower and cornucopia, riding dolphin left; monogram and thymiaterion to right. This example is darkly toned and pleasingly detailed. Both sides are rather well-centered on a round flan.
From the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection.
Estimate: $250 - $400