Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
August 2023 Global Showcase Auction 14-21 Aug 2023
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ITALY. Calabria. Tarentum. AR Didrachm (Nomos) (7.86 gms), ca. 302-280 B.C. NGC Ch AU, Strike: 5/5 Surface: 4/5.
HGC-1, 813; Vlasto-677; HN Italy-958. Obverse: Nude youth on horse trotting right, holding reins and crowning horse with wreath; AΓΩ to left, KPAT/INOΣ in two lines below; Reverse: Phalanthos, holding kantharos, riding dolphin left; ZOP below. Handsomely struck on a somewhat broad and oval flan, this barely handled example offers a light gunmetal gray tone and some elegant brilliance in the protected areas.
Estimate: $1000 - $1500
HGC-1, 813; Vlasto-677; HN Italy-958. Obverse: Nude youth on horse trotting right, holding reins and crowning horse with wreath; AΓΩ to left, KPAT/INOΣ in two lines below; Reverse: Phalanthos, holding kantharos, riding dolphin left; ZOP below. Handsomely struck on a somewhat broad and oval flan, this barely handled example offers a light gunmetal gray tone and some elegant brilliance in the protected areas.
Estimate: $1000 - $1500