★ A lightly toned early didrachm or nomos from Tarentum ★

CALABRIA. Tarentum. Circa 480-470 BC. Didrachm or Nomos (Silver, 19 mm, 7.85 g). ᛋAЯAT Youthful oikist, nude, riding dolphin to right, raising his left hand and placing his right on the dolphin; below, cockle shell. Rev. Four-spoked wheel within shallow incuse. Fischer-Bossert 72 (V33/R55). HN Italy 833. SNG ANS 828 ( same dies ). Vlasto 81 ( same dies ). Lightly toned. Struck on a slightly irregular flan, otherwise, very fine.

From an American collection, ex Vilmar Numismatics FPL I, Spring 2021, 4.