CALABRIA. Tarentum. Circa 302-290 BC. Didrachm or Nomos (Silver, 20 mm, 7.75 g, 12 h), Dai... and Phi..., magistrates. Nude, helmeted rider on horse galloping to right, stabbing with spear held in his right hand and holding two other spears and shield in his left; below, ΔAI. Rev. [ΤΑΡΑΣ] Youthful oikist, nude, riding dolphin to left, holding trident in his right hand and shield decorated with a hippocamp in his left; to left, ΦI; below dolphin, murex shell. Fischer-Bossert 1038. HN Italy 935. Struck from slightly worn dies and with a few minor scratches on the obverse, otherwise, very fine.

From the collection of the renowned Swiss architect Max Vogt (1925-2019), formed since the 1980s.