CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 240-228 BC. AR Nomos (19mm, 6.19 g, 10h). Reduced standard. Near EF.

CNG Feature Auction 127
Lot: 7.
Closing Date: Sep 18 2024 11:00 ET

Greek, Silver

Estimate: $ 750

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CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 240-228 BC. AR Nomos (19mm, 6.19 g, 10h). Reduced standard. Dioskouros, head facing, raising hand and holding rein, on horse stepping left; monogram and pileos to right; ΞE-NOKPA/TH-Σ in two lines below / Phalanthos, nude, head and torso facing, holding trident over shoulder and lifting drapery, riding dolphin left; to right, monogram above cuttlefish; waves below. Vlasto 959–61; HN Italy 1058. Old cabinet tone, with slight iridescence, traces of find patina, slight die wear. Near EF. Well centered.

Ex Robert L. Grover Collection (Superior, 11 June 1986), lot 877; Hess-Leu 31 (6 December 1966), lot 41.


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