ITALY. Calabria. Tarentum. AR Didrachm (Nomos) (6.55 gms), ca. 272-240 B.C. NGC Ch AU, Strike: 4/5 Surface: 3/5. Vlasto-865; HN Italy-1032. Obverse: Youth riding and crowning horse right; EY to left, ΦI to right, ΞENEAΣ below; Reverse: Phalanthos, holding rhyton and trident, on dolphin left; grain ear with stalk to right. Presenting a centering of strike that is seldom seen, this vibrantly lustrous specimen offers great eye appeal and rather bold details. A shimmering example that is undoubtedly a cut above that which is normally encountered.
