CALABRIA. Tarentum. Circa 240-228 BC. Didrachm or nomos

CALABRIA. Tarentum. Circa 240-228 BC. Didrachm or nomos (Silver, 20 mm, 6.61 g, 9 h), struck under the magistrate Aristippos. APICΤIΠΠOC Ephebe, nude but for a wreath on his head, holding filleted palm frond in his right hand and reins in his left, riding horse galloping to right; behind, monogram of AP. Rev. ΤΑ-ΡΑΣ Phalanthos, laureate and nude, riding dolphin to left, holding kantharos in his right hand and resting his left on the back of the dolphin; to right, monogram of MY. HN III 1056. Vlasto 948 (this reverse die). Bright, very well- and sharply-struck, and most attractive. Good extremely fine.
From the Morcote Collection, formed before 2005.