★ Pleasantly Toned ★

MAGNA GRAECIA. CALABRIA, TARENTUM.
Silver Nomos, circa 302-280 BC.
Sa-, Philiarchos and Aga-, magistrates. Obv: nude youth on horse standing right, crowning horse's head; ΣΑ to left, ΦΙΛI-APXOΣ in two lines below. Rev: Taras astride dolphin left, holding bunch of grapes; ΤΑΡΑΣ behind, ΑΓΑ below.

Very Fine; attractive, even cabinet tone.

From the inventory of Roschbergs Mynthandel AS.

Reference: Vlasto-673; HN Italy-960; HGC 1-813.
Die Axis: 3h.
Diameter: 21 mm.
Weight: 7.76 g.