Sale: Triton XIII, Lot: 1009. Estimate $1500.  Closing Date: Monday, 4 January 2010.  Sold For $2300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 276-272 BC. AV Hemistater (4.24 g, 9h). Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Charioteer, holding kentron in right hand, reins in left, driving fast biga right; [ΣΩK above]. Fischer-Bossert G33q (V29/R33 – this coin, illustrated); Vlasto 29; HN Italy 985; SNG Lloyd 201; SNG ANS 1036; Jameson 2391 = Weber 551; Dewing 182 (all from the same dies). Near VF, a few marks. Very rare.

Ex A.D. Moretti Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 40 [in conjunction with Numismatica Ars Classica], 4 December 1996), lot 594; Münzen und Medaillen AG 75 (4 December 1989), lot 44; Sotheby's (8 February 1978), lot 10.