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Auction 28  22 May 2023
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Lot 1106

Estimate: 3500 CHF
Price realized: 7500 CHF
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CALABRIA. Tarentum. Circa 450-440 BC. Nomos or Didrachm (Silver, 26 mm, 7.88 g, 3 h). Τ-Α-ΡΑΝ-ΤΙ-Ν-ΟΝ (retrograde) Phalanthos, nude, riding a dolphin swimming to left, outstretching his right arm to left and resting his left hand on the dolphin's back; below dolphin, scallop shell; border of dots between two linear circles. Rev. Nude jockey riding horse prancing to left. Fischer-Bossert Group 13, V-/R140 (a new obverse die for the series). SNG Lloyd 146 (same reverse die). Rare, especially since the obverse was unknown to Fischer-Bossert. Struck on a broad flan. Overstruck and with cleaning scratches on the reverse, otherwise, very fine.
From a European collection, acquired in 2002.
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