ITALY. Calabria. Tarentum. AR Didrachm (Nomos) (7.86 gms), ca. 332-302 B.C. NGC Ch AU, Strike: 2/5 Surface: 4/5. Flan Flaw.

HGC-1, 811; Vlasto-660-61 (same obv. die) & 662 (same rev. die); HN Italy-945; Fischer-Bossert-798 (V313/R618). Obverse: Nude youth riding horse right, crowning horse with wreath and holding reins; ΣA to left; below, head of Silenos facing slightly right; Reverse: Phalanthos, holding kantharos, riding dolphin left; ΦI below. An example bearing almost no evidence of wear, though a weak strike. Still, this specimen gives a chance at obtaining a representative from the popular series in lightly circulated condition.

From the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection.