| Leu Numismatik AG > Auction 15 | Auction date: 1 June 2024 |
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| Lot description: CALABRIA. Tarentum. Circa 385-380 BC. Didrachm or Nomos (Silver, 20 mm, 7.86 g, 4 h). Nude youth riding horse walking to left, crowning the horse's head with a wreath; below, Λ. Rev. TAPAΣ Youthful oikist, nude, riding dolphin to left, holding kantharos in his outstretched right hand and resting his left on the dolphin's back; below dolphin, Ρ. Fischer-Bossert 457t (this coin, V200/R348). HN Italy 875. SNG ANS 914-5 (same dies). SNG Ashmolean 262 (same dies). Vlasto 414 (same dies). Beautifully toned and of fine classical style. Struck on a slightly short flan and with minor die wear, otherwise, extremely fine. From an American collection, ex Kirk Davis FPL 75, Summer 2020, 2, from the collections of Patrick H. C. Tan, Classical Numismatic Group 84, 5 May 2010, 61 and Dr. R. Maly, LHS 100, 23 April 2007, 49, and ex Sternberg XII, 18 November 1982, 31. Estimate: 750 CHF |  |
