CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 280 BC. AR Nomos (22.5mm, 7.85 g,

CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 280 BC. AR Nomos (22.5mm, 7.85 g, 2h). Nude youth, shield on left arm, right hand on mane, preparing to dismount horse rearing left; EY to right, [NIK]ΩИ below / Phalanthos, nude, holding grain stalk in extended right hand, supporting himself with his left, riding dolphin left; API to left, TAPAΣ to right; below, spearhead right. Vlasto 701–2; HN Italy 969; SNG ANS 1078; Jameson 165 (same dies). Toned, underlying luster. Superb EF. Well struck, in high relief, on a broad flan.


From the Matthew Curtis Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 52 (7 October 2009), lot 19.