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GREEK, Italy, CALABRIA, Taras. Circa 480-470 BC. AR Nomos
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18mm, 7.67 g
Taras, nude, both arms outstretched, riding dolphin left; scallop shell below.
Wheel of four spokes; in each quarter, dolphin leaping right.
Fischer-Bossert Group 4, 70 (V31/R54); Vlasto 82 (same dies); HN Italy 833; SNG BN 1587 = de Luynes 262 (same dies); McClean 531 (same dies).
Iridescent tone, minor die wear. VF.
Very rare, only one other example in CoinArchives.
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