★ A beautiful Tarentine didrachm or nomos ★

CALABRIA. Tarentum. Circa 340-335 BC. Didrachm or Nomos (Silver, 23 mm, 7.79 g, 4 h). Nude youth riding horse walking to right, raising his right hand to crown the horse's head; below horse, nude boy kneeling right, cleaning the horse’s left front hoof; to right, Φ. Rev. TAPAΣ Youthful oikist, nude, riding dolphin to left, holding kantharos in his right hand and shield and trident in his left; below, Π above waves. Basel 86 ( this coin ). Fischer-Bossert 694f ( this coin, V261/R541). Vlasto 514 ( same dies ). Rare. A beautiful example of this charming and desirable type. Traces of overstriking on the obverse, otherwise, nearly extremely fine.

From the Kleinkunst Collection and from the collection of A. D. Moretti, Numismatica Ars Classica 13, 8 October 1998, 86.