Description
Italy. Calabria. Tarentum. Nomos circa 270-250 BC, AR 22 mm, 6.55 g.
Obverse: The Dioscuri on horseback galloping l., the nearer one with cloak flying in the wind and holding club or spindle; between their heads, monogram ΦΥ, below, between the horses legs, ΣΩΔΑΜΟΣ
Reverse: ΤΑΡΑΣ Phalanthos, nude, riding dolphin l. over waves, holding with his l. hand two spears and small round shield decorated with hippocamp, on his outstretched r. hand, Nike flying off to crown him; in field l., ΓΥ.
SNG ANS 1126. Vlasto 777. AMB 101 (this coin). Historia Numorum Italy 1011.
Lovely old cabinet tone and extremely fine
Provenance Details
Ex NAC 13, 1998, NAC 13, 1998, formerly exhibited at the Antikenmuseum Basel, 101 and Hess-Divo 339, 2020, 2 sales.
From the Athos and Dina Moretti collection.