Lotto 173 | Calabria, Tarentum, Punic occupation (c. 212-209 BC), Half Shekel; AR (g 3,94; mm 18,2)

Bertolami Fine Art - Máchova 838, Vinohrady 18, 120 00 Prague

Calabria, Tarentum, Punic occupation (c. 212-209 BC), Half Shekel; AR (g 3,94; mm 18,2)

Nude youth, crowning horse with laurel wreath in his right hand, left hand holding filleted palm frond over shoulder, riding horse right; KPITOΣ below, Rv. Taras, cradling trident in left arm, holding in extended right hand, Nike, who crowns him with wreath held in both hands, astride dolphin left; EK monogram to left, [ZΩ]. Vlasto 978–80; HN Italy 1080; SNG ANS 1269. Flan crack at 10 o'clock, otherwise good extremely fine / near FDC.