Lotto 131 | Calabria, Tarentum (c. 332-302 BC), Nomos; AR (8,16 g; 21,5 mm)

Bertolami Fine Art - Máchova 838, Vinohrady 18, 120 00 Prague
Auction 309 – Ancient Greek and Byzantine Coins Auction 309 – Session II
giovedì 26 settembre 2024 ore 14:30 (UTC +01:00)

Calabria, Tarentum (c. 332-302 BC), Nomos; AR (8,16 g; 21,5 mm)

Ari-, Kl- and Epa-, magistrates. Nude rider on horse galloping to r., stabbing with spear held in his right hand and holding two other spears and shield with his left; to upper right, Ξ; below horse, API; Rv. ΚΛ - TAPAΣ - EΠA, youthful oikist, nude, riding dolphin to l., holding kantharos in his right hand and rudder in his left. Fischer-Bossert 928; SNG Copenhagen 855; SNG ANS 1019; HN Italy 939. Traces of ancient cleaning. Fields gently smoothed. Some of the details of the figures may have been slightly tooled. Good extremely fine. Fine style.