CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 430-425 BC. AR Nomos (20.5mm, 7.21 g, 4h).

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Lot: 15. Estimated: $ 300

Greek, Silver

Sold For $ 1 200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 430-425 BC. AR Nomos (20.5mm, 7.21 g, 4h). Taras, nude, riding dolphin left, holding akrostolion; below, fish left / Taras, as Oikistes, seated left, holding strigil with lekythos and distaff downward, at which cat, to left, jumps. Fischer-Bossert Group 17, 255h (V120/R191) = Vlasto 233 = Walcher von Molthein 115 (this coin); Vlasto, Taras, Type 47B; HN Italy 844; Jameson 104 (same dies). Old cabinet tone, scattered marks. Near VF. Very rare, only 13 noted by Fischer-Bossert, no additional pieces in CoinArchives.

From the Matthew Curtis Collection. Ex Michael Pandely Vlasto Collection; Léopold Walcher de Molthein Collection (Cahn 9, 25 February 1901), lot 2598.


Closing Date and Time: 29 January 2020 at 10:04:40 ET.

All winning bids are subject to an 18% buyer’s fee.