TARENTUM, Calabria. c. 380-340 BC
TARENTUM, Calabria. c. 380-340 BC
$3,200.00
AR Didrachm, c. 380-340 BC, 7.69g (22mm, 7h).
Ephebus sitting on a trotting horse with foreleg raised. Q symbol below horse / Dolphin rider right with outstretched hands. ΤΑΡΑΣ below
Pedigree: Ex Baldwin's 80, 2013, lot 2004
References: Fischer-Bossert 587. HGC 777. Rutter, HN 879
Grade: Area of corrosion on obverse extending from 4h-8h. Lightly toned and with some minor overall wear. Reverse has a flat area on the dolphin (which somehow "melts" the rider into the dolphin). The strike is phenomenal on the reverse and the style is classical. EF. (gk1702)