Leu Numismatik

Web Auction 11  –  22 - 23 February 2020

Leu Numismatik, Web Auction 11

Celtic, Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Medieval and Modern coins

Part 1: Sa, 22.02.2020, from 1:00 PM CET
Part 2: Su, 23.02.2020, from 1:00 PM CET
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Description

★ Of fine late Archaic style ★

CALABRIA. Tarentum. Circa 490-480 BC. Didrachm or Nomos (Silver, 19 mm, 7.00 g, 6 h). ΤΑΡΑΣ Youthful oikist, nude, riding dolphin to right, holding cuttlefish in his right hand and extending his left; cable border. Rev. ΤΑΡΑΣ Hippocamp right; below, scallop shell; rayed border. Fischer-Bossert 48 (V21/R38). HN Italy 827. Vlasto 105 ( same dies ). A beautifully toned example of fine late Archaic style. Minor scratches and the reverse somewhat double struck, otherwise, very fine.

From an old Swiss collection, formed in the 1970s.

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Price realized 220 CHF
Starting price 150 CHF
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