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Auction 28  22 May 2023
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Lot 1117

Estimate: 850 CHF
Price realized: 3400 CHF
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CALABRIA. Tarentum. Circa 240-228 BC. Nomos or Didrachm (Silver, 21 mm, 6.50 g, 9 h), struck under the magistrates Philokles, Le..., and Arn.... Nude jockey riding horse walking to right, holding the reins in his left hand and crowning the horse with a wreath held in his right; to left, monogram of ΑΡΝ; to right, monogram of ΛΕ; below, ΦΙΛΟ / ΚΛΗΣ over dolphin swimming to right. Rev. Τ-ΑΡΑΣ Taras riding dolphin to left, holding a horse rhyton in his right hand and a trident (the two side prongs of the trident head are in the form of dolphins) in his left; to right, two highly elaborate amphoroi (or loutrophoroi?) on elaborate stands and with lids. HN III 1057. SNG ANS 1254. Vlasto 950. Well-struck and lustrous. Good extremely fine.
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