CNG 106, Lot: 9. Estimate $750. Sold for $850. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 510-500 BC. AR Nomos (23.5mm, 7.32 g, 12h). Phalanthos riding dolphin right, extending left hand; scallop shell below, dot-and-cable border around / Incuse of obverse, but radiate border around. Fischer-Bossert Group 1, 8 (V6/R7); Vlasto 64 = Dewing 122 (same dies); Vlasto 65 = Weber 511 (same dies); HN Italy 826. Near Fine, lightly toned. Rare issue from the first coinage at Tarentum.