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August 2023 Global Showcase Auction 14-21 Aug 2023
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ITALY. Calabria. Tarentum. AR Didrachm (Nomos) (7.85 gms), ca. 340-332 B.C. NGC Ch AU, Strike: 4/5 Surface: 5/5. Fine Style.
HGC-1, 784; Vlasto-503; HN Italy-886. Obverse: Nude youth on horse trotting right, holding reins and crowning horse with wreath; to left, small Nike flying right, crowning youth; ΣIM below; Reverse: Phalanthos, holding kantharos and cradling scepter in arm, riding dolphin left; I-HP and waves below. Quite well centered and handsomely struck, this attractively toned example retains some elegant brilliance in the protected areas and displays hardly any evidence of handling.
Estimate: $800 - $1200
HGC-1, 784; Vlasto-503; HN Italy-886. Obverse: Nude youth on horse trotting right, holding reins and crowning horse with wreath; to left, small Nike flying right, crowning youth; ΣIM below; Reverse: Phalanthos, holding kantharos and cradling scepter in arm, riding dolphin left; I-HP and waves below. Quite well centered and handsomely struck, this attractively toned example retains some elegant brilliance in the protected areas and displays hardly any evidence of handling.
Estimate: $800 - $1200