ITALY. Calabria. Tarentum. AR Didrachm (Nomos) (6.56 gms), ca. 280-272 B.C. NGC Ch VF, Strike: 5/5 Surface: 4/5.

HGC-1, 884; Vlasto-739-42; HN Italy-1006. Obverse: Nude youth riding horse right, holding reins and crowning horse; ZΩ to left, NEY/MH in two lines below; Reverse: Phalanthos, holding helmet, riding dolphin left; star to left and right; ΠΟΛΥ above to right. This attractive piece has some old cabinet toning on evenly worn surfaces that leave this as a collectable example of the popular type.

From the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection.