ITALY. Calabria. Tarentum. AR Didrachm (Nomos) (6.43 gms), ca. 280-272 B.C. NGC EF, Strike: 4/5 Surface: 5/5. HGC-1, 883; Vlasto-727-9; HN Italy-1004. Obverse: Warrior, preparing to cast spear and holding two others, on horse rearing right; ΣI to left; [to right, crowning Nike flying left]; ΛΥΚΩΝ below; Reverse: Phalanthos, holding kantharos and trident, riding dolphin left; ΓY (retrograde) to right. A well preserved example, this piece is well centered on a flan of attractive and lustrous metal. From the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection.
