Calabria, Tarentum.
Diobol circa 320, AV 1.45 g. Head of Persephone r., wearing a stephanos ornamented with a palmette, and single-pendant earring; [K] – |-MΦ. Rev. [TAPAΣ] The infant Taras squatting facing, head r., holding distaff and wool; below, dolphin r. Vlasto 7 (this coin). Fischer-Bossert G 8a d (this coin). Jameson 151 (these dies). SNG ANS 956 (these dies). McClean 598 (these dies). Historia Numorum Italy 903.
Very rare. Several edge marks, possibly traces of mounting, otherwise good very fine
Ex Hess 17-28 October 1902, Duplicates of Berlin Münzkabinett 206; Hess 5 April 1955, 3 sales. From the Imhoof-Blumer and Vlasto collections and an Exceptional Collection assembled between the early 70s and late 90s.