★ A wonderful Tarentine reverse ★

CALABRIA. Tarentum. Circa 302-280 BC. Didrachm or Nomos (Silver, 21 mm, 7.88 g, 12 h), Sa..., Arethon and Cas..., magistrates. Nude youth riding horse walking to right, raising his right hand to crown the horse's head; above, ΣΑ; below, APE/ΘΩN. Rev. ΤΑΡΑΣ Youthful oikist, nude, riding dolphin to left, holding tripod in his right hand and resting his left on the dolphin; below, CAΣ. HN Italy 957. Vlasto 666. A beautifully toned coin with a wonderful reverse. The obverse struck slightly off center from a somewhat worn die, otherwise, extremely fine.

From the Hestia Collection, formed over the past five decades, privately acquired before 2005, and previously from the collection of E. Yelin.