CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 430-425 BC. AR Nomos (20.5mm, 7.15 g, 2h). Taras, nude, riding dolphin left, holding akrostolion; below, crawfish left / Taras, as Oikistes, seated left, holding spindle of wool; to left, cat seated left, looking upward at wool. Fischer-Bossert Group 17, 263 (V123/R197); Vlasto, Taras, Type 41; Vlasto 225 (same dies); HN Italy 844; SNG ANS 857 (same dies). Deeply toned, some porosity, scattered marks. Good Fine. Very rare, only 15 noted by Fischer-Bossert, two additional in CoinArchives.

From the Matthew Curtis Collection..


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