Triton XVIII, Lot: 316. Estimate $1000. Sold for $1150. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 280 BC. AR Nomos (20mm, 7.77 g, 2h). Nude youth, shield on left arm, right hand on mane of horse he rides, rearing left; EY (retrograde) to right, [K]ΩN below / Phalanthos, nude, holding grain ear in extended right hand, riding dolphin left; API to left, [T]APAΣ to right, spearhead below. Vlasto 701–2; HN Italy 696; SNG ANS 1078. EF, light iridescent tone, a little die wear on reverse. Fine style.
From the Patrick H. James Collection. Ex CNG Inventory 717090 (November 1999).