Triton XVII, Lot: 8. Estimate $750. Sold for $850. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 280-272 BC. AR Nomos (20mm, 6.56 g, 2h). Nude youth, holding rein in right hand, left hand crowning horse he rides right; ZΩ to left, NEY/MH below / Phalanthos, holding helmet in extended right hand, legs crossed, riding dolphin left; stars flanking, ΠΟΛΥ to upper right, TAPAΣ below. Vlasto 739-45; HN Italy 1006; SNG ANS 1106–12; SNG France 1904–6; SNG Lloyd 206; Dewing 211 (same obv. die). Near EF, toned, minor porosity and double strike on obverse.
From the Leo & Paula Gorelkin Collection.