★ an Attractive Iridescent Tone. ★

Calabria, Tarentum AR Didrachm/ Nomos. (20mm, 6,41 g.). Circa 272-240 BC. Di- and Apollonios, magistrate. Helmeted warrior on cantering horse to right, holding spear and shield; ΔI to left; AΠOΛΛΩNIOΣ in two lines below. Rev. Taras astride dolphin to left, head facing holding trident over shoulder; TAPAΣ behind, waves below. HN Italy 1038; Vlasto 894; HGC 1, 893. Almost extremely fine with an excellent silver and an attractive iridescent tone.