Ancients
CALABRIA. Tarentum. Ca. 390-385 BC. AR didrachm or nomos (21mm, 7.66 gm, 8h). Nude horseman riding right on rearing horse / Taras astride dolphin left, holding aphlaston, TAPAΣ below. Fischer-Bossert group 27, 383c (this coin illustrated). Vlasto 374ff. Very rare! An attractive piece with a fine pedigree. Some surface porosity, otherwise pleasingly toned and attractive. NGC Choice VF 5/5 - 3/5. Ex Herbert A. Cahn Collection (Clerici, Paris, 3 January 1910), lot 105.
Estimate: 1500-2000 USD