Bertolami Fine Art - Máchova 838, Vinohrady 18, 120 00 Prague
Auction 309 – Ancient Greek and Byzantine Coins Auction 309 – Session II
Thursday 26 September 2024 hours 14:30 (UTC +01:00)
Calabria, Tarentum (c. 302-280 BC), Nomos; AR (6,80 g; 21,1 mm)
Nikodamos, Eu- and Aga-, magistrates. Nude warrior, helmeted, on horseback to l., holding reins in his right hand and shield on his left arm; below, NIKO/ΔAM/[OΣ]; EY (retrograde) to l.; Rv. [TAPAΣ], youthful oikist, nude, riding dolphin to l., holding grape in his right hand and distaff in his left, AΓA below; to r., rooster standing l. HN Italy 970; Vlasto 707. Traces of previous mechanical removal of oxides. Fields gently smoothed. Tooled in some details of the figures, otherwise extremely fine.