CALABRIA. Tarentum. Circa 272-240 BC. Didrachm or Nomos (Silver, 19 mm, 6.41 g, 10 h), Lykinos and Sy..., magistrates. Nude youth riding horse walking to left, raising his right hand to crown the horse's head; to upper right, ΣΥ; below, ΛYKI/NOΣ. Rev. ΤΑΡΑΣ Youthful oikist, nude, riding dolphin to left, preparing to throw trident; to right, owl standing left, head facing. HN Italy 1025. Vlasto 838-41. The obverse struck slightly off center, otherwise, very fine.

From the collection of Judge Hans-Joachim Specht (1935-2024), ex Hirsch 348, 8 May 2019, 56 and previously from the R. P. Collection, privately acquired in 1988 .