Calabria. Baletium. 480-460 BC. AR Tetrobol (2.86g, 1h). Jameson 79; SNG France 1468. Old cabinet tone. Unobtrusive metal flaw on obverse. Probably the finest known. Choice extremely fine. From a European private collection

Only three denominations (stater, tetrobol and diobol) and very few coins are known of this rare and mysterious city. The National Archeological Museum of Naples owns two specimens of Baletium (tetrobol and diobol), which were acquired at the 1907 Martinetti-Nervegna sale, where they fetched the astronomical figure of 26.000 Italian lire in gold!