ITALY. Calabria. Tarentum. AR Didrachm (Nomos) (6.48 gms), ca. 280-272 B.C. NGC AU, Strike: 4/5 Surface: 5/5. HGC-1, 885; Vlasto-773-9; HN Italy-1011. Obverse: The Dioskouroi on horses rearing left; monogram above, [ΣΩΔAMOΣ below]; Reverse: Phalanthos, holding crowning Nike, two spears, and shield decorated with hippocamp, riding dolphin left; ΓY to left, waves below. Exhibiting just a hint of light handling, this alluringly toned specimen presents enticingly burnished iridescence highlighting the devices. From the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection.
