450, Lot: 8. Estimate $300. Sold for $425. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 302-290 BC. AR Nomos (19.5mm, 7.84 g, 3h). Warrior, holding shield and two spears, preparing to cast a third, on horseback right; ΔAI below / Phalanthos, holding trident over shoulder and shield decorated with hippocamp, riding dolphin left; ΦI in left field, murex shell below. Fischer-Bossert Group 77, – (V398/R– [unlisted rev. die]); Vlasto 596; HN Italy 935. Toned, metal flaws, slightly off center on reverse. Good VF.