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May 2023 World CCO Auction 16-19 May 2023
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ITALY. Calabria. Tarentum. AR Didrachm (Nomos) (6.42 gms), ca. 272-240 B.C. NGC Ch EF, Strike: 3/5 Surface: 4/5.
HGC-1, 889; Vlasto-859-62; HN Italy-1031. Reduced standard. Obverse: Nude youth riding horse right, holding reins and crowning horse; monogram to left; below horse, facing mask of Silenos; below raised foreleg; Reverse: Phalanthos, holding kantharos, riding dolphin left. A beautiful Didrachm with crisp detail and bright, lustrous surfaces. The reverse was struck slightly off-center, but the coin remains highly enticing due to its impressive originality.
Estimate: $400 - $600
HGC-1, 889; Vlasto-859-62; HN Italy-1031. Reduced standard. Obverse: Nude youth riding horse right, holding reins and crowning horse; monogram to left; below horse, facing mask of Silenos; below raised foreleg; Reverse: Phalanthos, holding kantharos, riding dolphin left. A beautiful Didrachm with crisp detail and bright, lustrous surfaces. The reverse was struck slightly off-center, but the coin remains highly enticing due to its impressive originality.
Estimate: $400 - $600