CALABRIA. Tarentum. Circa 315-302 BC. Didrachm or nomos (Silver, 20 mm, 7.87 g, 2 h). Nude rider on horse galloping to right, stabbing downwards with a spear held in his right hand and holding two other spears and shield with his left; below, ΣΑ. Rev. ΤΑΡΑΣ Phalanthos riding dolphin to left, holding kantharos in his right hand and trident in his left; below, small dolphin to left; in field to left, Α / Ρ. Fischer-Bossert 848. HN III 937. SNG Paris 1803. Vlasto 621. Well-centered, well-struck and nicely toned. Extremely fine.

From a European collection formed in the 1980s.