CALABRIA. Tarentum. Circa 272-240 BC. Didrachm or Nomos (Silver, 23 mm, 6.30 g, 9 h), Agatharchos, magistrate. Nude youth riding horse walking to right, raising his right hand to crown the horse's head; below, ΑΓΑΘ-Α/ΡXΟΣ. Rev. ΤΑΡΑΣ Youthful oikist, nude, riding dolphin to left, holding kantharos his right hand and cornucopiae in his left; to right, torch. HN Italy 1028. Vlasto 852-4. Nicely toned. Struck from somewhat worn dies, otherwise, very fine.

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