Calabria, Tarentum AR Nomos. Campano-Tarentine Series, circa 281-228 BC. Diademed head of the nymph Satyra to left, wearing pendant earring / Nude youth on horseback to right, crowning horse, that raises left foreleg, with wreath; TA to upper left, dolphin swimming downwards before; below, rhyton ending in a horse. Vlasto 1032-4; SNG ANS 1299-1300; HN Italy 1098; HGC 1, 951. 7.42g, 18mm, 5h.

Extremely Fine; attractive cabinet toned with striking golden iridescence to rev. Rare with this symbol.

Ex Bertolami Fine Arts - ACR Auctions, Auction 24, 22 June 2016, lot 46.

Issues from the intriguing 'Campano-Tarentine series' combine the head of the nymph obverse from Neapolis with the instantly recognisable 'horseman' designs of Tarentum. Hoard evidence (see Burnett, SNR 1977, p.96) documents their dissemination throughout southern Italy, though the reason for their creation is as of yet unknown.