ITALY. Calabria. Tarentum. AR Didrachm (Nomos) (6.53 gms), ca. 280-272 B.C. NGC AU, Strike: 4/5 Surface: 4/5. 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. Attractively toned, this example retains some original mint charm to it. Nicely struck and centered on surfaces free from pitting or porosity. From the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection.
