CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 280-272 BC. AR Nomos (20mm, 6.35 g, 2h). Reduced standard. Good VF.

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Lot: 9. Estimated: $ 400

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Sold For $ 425. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 280-272 BC. AR Nomos (20mm, 6.35 g, 2h). Reduced standard. Nude youth on horseback left; to left, attendant standing right, crowning horse; ΓΥ to right, API/ΣTI/Π in three lines below / Phalanthos, nude, holding bow and arrow, riding dolphin right; below, elephant standing right. Vlasto 736–8; HN Italy 1000. Lightly toned, underlying luster, trace deposits, a little porosity, struck with somewhat worn dies. Good VF.

From the Mesogeios Collection. Ex Trausnitz Collection (Nomos Obolos 18, 21 February 2021), lot 42; I. Vecchi 1 (1 February 1996), lot 86.


Closing Date and Time: 3 April 2024 at 10:02:40 ET.

All winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer’s fee.