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GREEK, Cilicia, Nagidos AR Stater(400-385 BC)
Obv.: Aphrodite seated, holding phiale over altar, Eros standing behind, crowning her with wreath.
Rev.: Dionysos holding grape bunch on vine and thyrsos, A in wreath to left.
Casabonne type 4, Lederer 26.Minos
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GREEK, Corinthia, Corinth AR Stater (350-300 BC)
Obv.: Pegasos flying left.
Rev.: Head of Athena wearing wreathed Corinthian helmet; A-P below, eagle behind.
Ravel 1008c.Minos
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GREEK, Corinthia, Corinth, AR Stater, c.345-307 BC.Corinth Stater 345-307 BC 8:45 g
Obv: Pegasos flying left; below, Koppa (a letter that was used in early forms of the Greek alphabet, it derived from the Phoenician qoph, but dropped out of use as an alphabetic character in favour of Kappa. It has remained in use, in a modified form, as a numerical symbol (90) in the system of Greek numerals).
Rev.: Head of Athena facing left, wearing Corinthian helmet; lur (a blowing horn, used as a musical instrument in Ancient Greece) in front of neck; behind, Artemis with torch.
Pegasi 451
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GREEK, CORINTHIA, Corinth, Archaic AR Drachma, c.550-500 B.C.CORINTHIA, Corinth. Circa 550-500 BC. Drachm (Silver, 16mm, 2.56 g). Ϙ
Obverse: Pegasos flying left with curved wings.
Reverse: Incuse in the form of a swastika to left.
BCD 6. SNG Copenhagen 1.
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GREEK, Egypt, 420 - 380 BC, AR Tetradrachm (Athens owl imitative)Obv:– Head of Athena right, droopy eye, crested helmet with olive leaves and bent-back palmette, wire necklace, round earring, hair in parallel curves.
Rev:– AΘE, right, owl standing right, head facing, erect in posture, olive sprig and crescent left, all within incuse square;
Minted in Egypt from . B.C. 420 - 380.
Reference:– cf. SNG Cop 31 ff., SGCV I 2526 (Athens),
ex-Forum. From the Harald Ulrik Sverdrup Collection. Ex CNG. From a small hoard of 5 Athenian and 4 Athenian imitative issues.
Athenian tetradrachms with this droopy eye and bent back palmette have been identified as Egyptian imitative issues because they are most frequently found in Egypt and rarely in Greece.
Early in his reign the Egyptian Pharaoh Hakor, who ruled from 393 to 380 B.C., revolted against his overlord, the Persian King Artaxerxes. In 390 B.C. Hakor joined a tripartite alliance with Athens and King Evagoras of Cyprus. Persian attacks on Egypt in 385 and 383 were repulsed by Egyptian soldiers and Greek mercenaries under the command of the Athenian general Chabrias. Perhaps these coins were struck to pay the general and his Greek mercenaries.
The metal did not fill the die completley on the obverse resulting in the rough flat high area near Athena's temple. A test cut on the reverse was filled with pitch in antiquity.
17.157g, 25.3mm, 270omaridvnvm
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GREEK, Eion, AR trihemiobolDate: 5th century BC
Obverse: Goose standing right with head turned left, lizard above.
Reverse: Four-part incuse square
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GREEK, Elis, Civic Issue, mid 2nd century BC, AE Tetrachalkon - BCD Peloponnesos 673 (this coin)Laureate head of Zeus right / FA-ΛEI-ΩN within wreath, EY below.
BCD Olympia 302; BCD Peloponnesos 673 (this coin); BMC 155; SNG Copenhagen 448; Kroll, Agora, 752.
(21 mm, 5.65 g, 1h)
EF with flan adjustment marks on both sides.
Classical Numismatic Group Mail Bid Auction 78 (14 May 2008) Lot 704; ex- BCD Collection - LHS 96 (8 May 2006), Lot 673
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GREEK, Ephesos, Ionia, c. 500 - 420 B.C.GS86219. Silver drachm, SNG Kayhan 140, SNGvA 7819, SNG Cop 210, SNG Tübingen 2758, Traité II, p. 1090, 1867 & pl. CLII, 12; BMC Ionia -, SNG München -, Choice gVF, toned, well centered on a tight flan, weight 3.343 g, maximum diameter 15.1 mm, die axis 0o, Ephesos mint, c. 500 - 420 B.C.; obverse EΦ-EΣI-O-N, bee seen from above; reverse quadripartite incuse square, divided by thin raised bands, incuse quarters rough; rare issue with full ethnicJoe Sermarini
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GREEK, Euboea, Histiaea, 3rd-2nd c. BC, AR tetrobolObv: Wreathed head of nymph Histiaea right
Rev: ΙΣΤ−ΑΙΕΩΝ. Nymph seated right on galley stern; wing on galley.
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Greek, Indo-Parthian, Gondophares, AR Tetradrachm, AD.20-50.Obverse: BASILEWN BASILEWN MEGA GONDOFERROU. King on horseback right with arm raised, cloak billowing behind, 'Gondopharan' symbol in right field.
Reverse: Kharosthi legend "Maharaja rajaraja mahata dhramia devavrata Gugupharasa", Shiva standing facing holding trident in left hand, right hand raised; Whitehead monograms 7 and 4 to left and right.
9.52gms, 23.77mm.
Whitehead 45/46; Senior ISCH 217.
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Greek, Indo-Scythian Kings, Azes II, TetradrachmIndo-Scythian Kings. Azes II. Ca. 35 B.C.-A.D. 5. AR Tetradrachm.
Obv: BASILEWS BASILEWN MEGALOU AZOU, Emperor on horse right.
Rev: Athena standing right with spear and shield.
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GREEK, Ionia, c. 650 - 600 B.C., Striated Type, Electrum hekte, 1/3 staterSH28071. Electrum hekte, 1/3 stater, Milesian standard; Weidauer 6, Traité I 12, SNGvA 1769, SNG Kayhan 680, Karwiese Artemision I.6, SNG Fitzwilliam -, Rosen -, Zhuyuetang -, VF, weight 2.373 g, maximum diameter 8.6 mm, Ionia, uncertain mint, c. 650 - 600 B.C.; obverse flattened striated surface; reverse two rough approximately square incuse punches; rare and importantJoe Sermarini
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GREEK, Ionia, Herakleia ad Latmon, 155 - 145 B.C.Herakleia ad Latmon, Ionia, 155 - 145 B.C., Silver tetradrachm, SNG von Aulock 1977, Pozzi 2453, EF, Herakleia ad Latmon mint, weight 16.351g, maximum diameter 34.6mm, die axis 270o, obverse head of Athena right, wearing necklace and winged and crested Attic helmet decorated with Pegasos and five horses; reverse HRAKLEWN, club within oak-wreath; ethnic, owl and two monograms across fieldsJoe Sermarini
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GREEK, IONIA, Miletos, AR HemidrachmObverse: Head of Apollo to left
Reverse: Lion walking to left, head turned right, star above; in exergue, ΠPOΣINOY
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GREEK, IONIA, MILETOS, OBOLObol – Hemihekte (8mm, 1.15 g)
O - Forepart of lion right, roaring head reverted left
R - Stellate pattern in incuse square.
SNG Kayhan 476-82; SNG Copenhagen 944-53robertpe
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GREEK, Ionia, Phokaia, c.4th Century B.C., AE9Obv: female head left
Rev: forepart of griffin left
Struck 4th Century B.C.
9mm. 0.9 grams.
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GREEK, Ionia, Teos AR Stater (510-500 BC)
Obv.: Griffin seated right, raising forepaw.
Rev.: Quadripartite incuse square.
Balcer group I; SNG Copenhagen - SNG Boston 1939; Sear 3512. Minos
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GREEK, ISLANDS of THRACE / ThasosCirca 500-480 BC. AR Stater (19mm, about 8.14 g). Satyr running right, carrying off protesting nymph / Quadripartite incuse square. Le Rider, Thasiennes 2; SNG Copenhagen 1009; HGC 6, 331. VF, toned, minor roughness.
From The Sam Mansourati Collection Sam
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GREEK, ITALY, CALABRIA, Taras. c. Time of Kleonymos. Circa 302 BC. AV Tetrobol-Third Stater.AV. 2.84 g. 12.00 mm.
Obv. Head of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet decorated with a coiled serpent.
Rev. Naked Taras driving biga right, holding trident in left hand, reins in right; above, star; below, dolphin downwards.
HN Italy 956; Vlasto 20 ; SNG ANS -; SNG Cop. 838 var. (no dolphin).
Very rare issue. VF/Good VF.
Ex Vinchon, November 1994, lot 8 (Coll. James et Sneja Velkov).
Struck c. 303-302 BC, when Tarentine invited Kleonymos, as son of Kleomenes II, to defend them against the Lucanians. The Spartan raised such a large mercenary army (it is said to have been made up of about 5,000 warriors) that the Italic enemy immediately asked for a peace terms.Leo
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GREEK, Italy, Calabria , Taras (c.380-340 B.C.), Silver Nomos7.65g.
Obv:Naked ephebos, holding a small round shield and a lance, vaulting from a cantering horse left, ├ below horse.
Rev: TAPAΣ , Taras as an ephebos seated astride dolphin to left, holding a Corinthian helmet in his right hand and leaning on the back of the dolphin with his left, I and waves below (Fischer-Bossert 657 (V252/R509); Vlasto 437 (these dies); SNG ANS 929 (these dies); SNG Lloyd 169). An almost invisible metal-flaw on reverse, of charming style, attractively toned, about extremely fine.Leo
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GREEK, Italy, Calabria, Taras281-272 BC (Period VII - The Pyrrhic Hegemony)
AR Didrachm (19mm, 6.37g)
Sostratos magistrate.
O: Warrior on horseback right, holding shield and spears in left hand and thrusting spear downward with right; [Γ]Y (engraver) behind, ΣΩΣTP - ATOΣ (magistrate) in two lines below.
R: Taras riding dolphin left, holding cornucopia in left hand and Nike with laurel wreath in right; ΠOΛY to left, thunderbolt to right, T-APA[Σ] below.
Vlasto 713 / Evans VII, A2 / Cote 371-72 / SNG ANS 1084 / HN Italy 1001
ex CNG
Taras was foremost in resisting Roman influence during the third century, forming an alliance with Metapontum and supporting Pyrrhus of Epirus in his war against Rome from 281-275 BC.Enodia
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GREEK, Italy, Calabria, Taras302-281 BC (Period VI)
AR Didrachm (20mm, 7,67g)
Nikon magistrate.
O: Naked ephebe dismounting left, holding shield and spear in left hand; EY (engraver) above, [NI]KΩN (magistrate) below.
R: Phalanthos astride dolphin left, holding ear of grain; API (engraver) to left, TAPAΣ to right, spearhead below.
Vlasto 703 / Evans VI, E2 / Cote 342 / HN Italy 969.
Scarce
ex John Jencek
The didrachm was reduced from c. 7.5g to c. 6.5g after 281 to help pay for Pyrrhus' campaigns against the Romans. However the spearhead on the reverse is an Epirote symbol, making this one of the last coins struck on the old standard.Enodia
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GREEK, Italy, Calabria, Taras272-240 BC (Period VIII - The Roman Alliance)
AR Didrachm (18mm, 6.6g)
Lykinos magistrate.
O: Naked boy on horse pacing left, placing wreath on horse's head; ΣY (engraver) above, AYKI - NOΣ (magistrate) in two lines below.
R: Taras astride dolphin left, hurling trident with right hand, chlamys wrapped around left arm; owl behind; TA-PA[Σ] below.
Vlasto 836 / Evans VIII, A8 / Cote 473 / SNG ANS 1165 / SNG Cop 916 / SNG France 1999 / HN Italy 1025 / Sear 374v
ex Olympvs Coins
Following Pyrrhus’ withdrawal Taras was forced to submit to a Roman garrison in 272 BC, the period of this coin.
Enodia
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GREEK, Italy, Calabria, Taras281-272 BC (Period VII - The Pyrrhic Hegemony)
AR Didrachm (20mm, 6.44g)
Apollo(...) magistrate.
O: Warrior in crested helmet on horse cantering left, carrying large round shield and two spears; ΞΩ behind, [AΠOΛΛΩ] (magistrate) below.
R: Taras (of the plump Dionysiac type) riding dolphin left, holding bunch of grapes in extended right hand, distaff over left shoulder; ANΘ to right, TAPAΣ below.
Vlasto 789-91 / Evans VII, F2 or F6 / Cote 413 / SNG ANS 1131-1133 / HN Italy 1013
This plump rendition of Taras, differing greatly from previous images, is actually meant to represent a young Iacchus, the son of Dionysus and Persephone, and signifies the influence of the chthonic cult of Dionysus upon the religion of Taras. Enodia
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GREEK, Italy, Calabria, Taras330-302 BC (Period V)
AR Didrachm (20mm, 7.98g).
O: Naked warrior in crested helmet on horse prancing right, spearing downward with right hand, shield and two extra spears in left; ΔΑΙ below. R: Naked ephebe riding dolphin left, holding trident over shoulder with right hand and shield decorated with hippocamp in left; ΦΙ to left, ΤΑΡΑΣ to right, murex shell below.
Vlasto 594; Cote 239; Evans V, B5; Fischer-Bossert 1022a; HN Italy 935; SNG ANS 991.
ex Heidelberger Munzhandlung.Enodia
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GREEK, Italy, Calabria, Taras (c. 344-340 B.C.), Silver Stater.8.03g., 2h
Naked youth on a horse pacing right, crowning the horse with a wreath held in his extended right hand, K(KAA?) and an upright club below the horse, rev. TAP-A-Σ, Phalanthos riding on a dolphin left, holding a kantharos in his extended right hand, and a trident and a shield in his left, Ω below dolphin's tail, waves below.
Fischer-Bossert, Group 49, 685 (V260/R532); Vlasto 509 (these dies); SNG Lloyd 173 (these dies); SNG ANS 960; HN Italy 887. An exceptional example, well-struck from fresh dies and perfectly centred on a flan of good metal, extremely fine and most attractive.
From Sovereign Rarities (2018)
The "K" or "KAL" engraver was one of the finest Greek masters working in the 4th century. His work though rare, can also be found on coins from Heraklea, Metapontion, and Thouroi.Leo
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GREEK, Italy, Calabria, Taras (Tarentum). ca. 280-228 B.C. AR diobolCALABRIA. Tarentum. Ca. 280-228. AR diobol (0.97 gm).
Head of Athena left, wearing crested helmet decorated with Scylla / Infant Heracles strangling snakes; thunderbolt in exergue. HN Italy 1068. SNG ANS 1473. Obverse somewhat off-center, but otherwise Extremely Fine. Leo
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Greek, Italy, Calabria, Taras AR Nomos. 272-240 BC6.49g, 20mm, 3h.
Ey-, Phi- and Zeneas, magistrates.
Youth on horseback to right; EΥ to left, ΦI to right, ΞENEAΣ below.
Taras riding dolphin to left, holding cornucopiae and trident; corn ear to left, TAPAΣ below.
Vlasto 866; HN Italy 1032; HGC 1, -.
Near Mint State.Leo
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Greek, Italy, Calabria, Taras AR Nomos. 280-272 BC20.5mm, 6.46 g, 2h
Reduced standard. Nude youth, crowing horse he rides right; to left, crowing Nike above ΣI; ΘE below / Phalanthos, nude, holding kantharos and trident, riding dolphin left; ΛY to right. Vlasto 759; HN Italy 1009. Toned, deposits, cleaning scratches in fields on obverse. EF. Very rare, only the Vlasto example in CoinArchives.
From the Matthew Curtis Collection.Leo
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Greek, Italy, Calabria, Taras AR Nomos. Circa 281-240 BC.6.50g, 20mm, 2h.
Nikokra- and N-, magistrates. Nude horseman galloping right, brandishing spear in right hand, shield and two spears on left arm; N behind, NIKO-KΡA in two lines below.
Taras, nude, astride dolphin to right, holding crested helmet with both hands; TAΡAΣ behind, Ionic capital below.
Vlasto 883; SNG ANS 1203.
Good Extremely Fine; attractive old cabinet tone. Very Rare.Leo
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Greek, Italy, Calabria, Taras AR Nomos. Circa 281-270 BC.7.85g, 23mm, 6h.
Rider dismounting from horse left, holding spear and shield; EY in right field, [NIK]ΩΝ below horse
Taras seated astride dolphin left, holding barley ear in right hand and resting left on dolphin's back; API before, TAPAΣ behind, spearhead below.
Vlasto 701-3; HN Italy 969; SNG ANS 1078.
Extremely Fine; lustrous metal.Leo
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GREEK, Italy, Calabria, Taras AR Nomos. Circa 390-385 BC.6.98g, 23mm, 8h.
Nude warrior on horseback left, holding reins in right hand, small round shield on left arm; A below / Taras astride dolphin left; P and ΤΑΡΑΣ below. Vlasto 379ff; HN Italy 869; SNG ANS 900.
Good Fine.Leo
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GREEK, Italy, Calabria, Taras Oecist StaterCalabria, Taras
425-415 BC, Nomos, 7.99g. Fischer-Bossert-279 (V127/R212), Vlasto-255.
Obv: Phalantos naked and ithyphallic riding dolphin left; extending right hand and holding cuttlefish in left hand.
Rx: Oecist naked to waist, seated left on stool and balancing distaff on right hand, a lekythos on his left wrist.
Ex Gemini XII, 11 January 2015, lot 13. Ex NAC 10, 9 April 1997, lot 17. Ex M&M Basel 10, 1951, lot 161. With interesting and unusual types: Phalantos holds cuttlefish on obverse, while on reverse Taras(or Oecist?) is shown seated rather than on horseback. Nicely centered and well struck, except for Phalantos' head on obverse; rare; beautifully toned. EFLeo
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GREEK, ITALY, CALABRIA, Taras, AR NomosCirca 315-302 BC. AR Nomos (21mm, 8.04 g, 11h).
Warrior, preparing to cast spear held aloft in right hand, holding two spears and shield with left hand, on horse rearing right; Ξ to left, API below / Phalanthos, nude, holding kantharos in extended right hand and cradling oar in left arm, riding dolphin left; KΛ to left, TAPAΣ to right. Fischer-Bossert Group 74a, 914 (V357/R709); Vlasto 638; HN Italy 939; SNG ANS 1016 (same obv. die); SNG Lloyd –; BMC 208 (same dies); Pozzi 123 (same obv. die). Very rare in this quality. Excellent style. Beautiful patina. Extremely fine.
Ex Hess-Divo 329 (17 November 2015), lot 6; Leu 91 (10 May 2004), lot 15.
The obverse of this nomos depicts an example of the mercenary cavalrymen for which Taras became famous in the Hellenistic period. The Tarentine cavalryman is believed to have been the first mounted warrior of the Greek world to carry a shield. This novelty made him popular in the armies of Hellenistic kings and led to the training of cavalrymen in the Tarentine style.Leo
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Greek, Italy, CALABRIA, Taras, AR Obol 281-235AR Obol 281-235 v. Chr.
weight 0,75gr. | silver Ø 10mm.
obv.Scallop-shell
rev. Naked Phalanthos on dolphin left, holding kantharos and distaff,
AP-monogram right, MI-monogram below
BMC- | SNG.Copenhagen- | SNG.München 782 | Vlasto 1603
SNG.Paris 2179 | SNG.ANS.1534 R
very attractive coin with fine details
xf-/vf+Leo
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Greek, Italy, Calabria, Taras. 272-240 BC NomosCalabria, Tarentum; c. 272-240 BC, Nomos, 6.51g. HN Italy-1043, Vlasto-915 (this coin).
Obv: Naked boy crowned by Victory flying behind him, on horse standing r. with raised l. foreleg; Greek ethnic below horse (not evident), EY in r. field.
Rx: Taras on dolphin r., holding cornucopia and trident whose head is visible behind his neck; TAPAΣ below, monogram in l. field (expanded by Vlasto to IΩΠY). Ex Künker 193, 26 September 2011, lot 23. G&M 190, 11 October 2011, lot 15. From the M.P. Vlasto Collection. Extremely well struck reverse with beautiful detail EF.Leo
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GREEK, ITALY, CALABRIA, Taras. AR Nomos, c. 344-334 BC.AR. 7.69 g. 22.00 mm.
Obv. Hippacontist wearing crested helmet galloping right about to hurl a short javelin, which he holds in right hand; behind, Nike flying right crowning him; behind, ΦΙ / Π|-Μ.
Rev. Phalanthos astride dolphin left, holding one handled vase; the left hand resting on dolphin back; to right, ΤΑΡΑΣ.
HN Italy 894 and 895; Vlasto 536 (for Obv.) and 537 (for Rev.); Fischer Bossert 795 (V311-R616).
Attracvtive specimen, lightly toned with underlying luster. About EF.
Exteremely rare: Vlasto cites example 537 (which obverse for this author is from the same die of 536, with added star and a large flaw on horse's tail) as unique.Leo
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GREEK, Italy, CALABRIA, Taras. AR Nomos. Circa 240-228 BC.6.56g, 21mm, 11 h
Zopyrion, magistrate. Nude youth on horseback to right, ΖΩΠΥΡΙΩΝ below; below forelegs, ΣΩ above bukranion / Taras astride dolphin to left, holding hippocamp in extended right hand, trident against left arm; monogram and mask of Silenos right, TAPAΣ below. Vlasto 941; HN Italy 1054.
Extremely Fine; a beautiful reverse composition. Very Rare.Leo
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GREEK, Italy, CALABRIA, Taras. AR Nomos. Circa 280-272 BC.21mm, 6.51 g, 4h
Reduced standard. Nude youth dismounting from horse rearing left; EY to right, ZΩΠY below / Phalanthos, nude, holding kantharos and filleted palm frond, riding dolphin left; ΘI to left; to right, crested Corinthian helmet left. Vlasto 809 = Walcher de Molthein 114 (same obv. die); HN Italy –. Old cabinet tone, die break on obverse. EF.
From the Matthew Curtis Collection. Ex Leu 59 (17 May 1994), lot 36.Leo
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GREEK, Italy, CALABRIA, Taras. AR Nomos. Circa 280-272 BC.6.66 g
Boy rider l., crowning his horse; above, |-I and below, ZΩΠI and silenus with patera and cornucopia.
Rev. TAPAΣ Dolphin rider l., holding distaff and Nike with wreath; in l. field, monogram.
Vlasto 771 (these dies). de Luynes 310. SNG ANS 1120 var. (monogram on r.). SNG France 1910. Historia Numorum Italy –.
Very rare. Struck on very fresh metal and with a superb light iridescent tone. Extremely fine / good extremely fine.Leo
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GREEK, Italy, CALABRIA, Taras. AR Nomos. Circa 290-281 BC.7.72 g
Helmeted horseman galloping l., holding spears and shield decorated with dolphin; below, KAΛ and around, A – Z – Λ.
Rev. ΤΑΡΑΣ Dolphin rider l., holding distaff; in l. field, COI and in r. field, trident pointing downwards.
Vlasto 650 (these dies). SNG Sweden II, 157. Fischer-Bossert 1136b (this coin illustrated). Historia Numorum Italy 940.
Rare. Of pleasant style and with a lovely iridescent tone, minor marks, otherwise about extremely fine Ex Vinchon sale 13th April 1985, 22.Leo
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GREEK, Italy, CALABRIA, Taras. AR Nomos. Circa 350-345 BC.22mm, 7.85 g, 5h
Warrior, nude but for crested helmet, holding shield, on horse galloping left / Phalanthos, nude, holding dart and trident, riding dolphin right; ΦI below. Fischer-Bossert Group 44, 639 var. (V248/R– [unlisted rev. die]); Vlasto 394 (same obv. die); HN Italy 870. Deep old iridescent tone, struck with worn obverse die. EF.
From the Matthew Curtis Collection.Leo
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GREEK, Italy, CALABRIA, Taras. AR Nomos. Circa 385-380 BC.22mm, 7.88 g, 12h
Nude youth on horse leaping right; A to lower left, P to lower right / Phalanthos, nude, holding kantharos, riding dolphin left; X below, Ω above tail. Fischer-Bossert Group 31c, 471b (V199/R356) = Vlasto 475 = M.P. Vlasto, “Monnaies rares ou inédites de Tarente de ma collection” in RBN 1899, p. 150, 7 and pl. VI, 7 (this coin); HN Italy 880; Winterthur 225 (same dies). Old collection tone, minor flan flaws, small die break on reverse. Good VF.
From the Matthew Curtis Collection. Ex Michel Pandely Vlasto Collection, 475.Leo
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GREEK, Italy, CALABRIA, Taras. AR Nomos. Circa 400-390 BC.7.88 gms
Vlasto-331; HN Italy-850.
Obverse: Nude youth, holding whip, on horse rearing left; Λ below;
Reverse: Phalanthos, holding aphlaston, on dolphin left.
An EXTREMELY RARE earlier issue, this example features even wear but some rather attracting gray tone throughout.
This particular obverse appears to be used only on Vlasto-331, which the author notes as being "presumed unique," a clear indicator of the the rarity of the type.Leo
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GREEK, Italy, CALABRIA, Taras. AR Nomos. Circa 415-405 BC.22mm, 7.88 g, 9h
Nude rider seated right on horse, which he crowns; kerykeion to right, ΛA in exergue / Phalanthos, nude, extending his hand, riding dolphin right.
Fischer-Bossert Group 21, 297 (V134/R229); Vlasto 320–1 (same dies); HN Italy 851; SNG Copenhagen 803 (same dies); SNG Lloyd 150 (same dies); SNG Lockett 351 (same dies); Hirsch 190 (same dies); Dewing 137 (same dies).
Even light gray tone, with iridescence around the devices, a few marks under tone on obverse, light scuffs under tone and die flaw on reverse. Near EF. Very rare.
From the Matthew Curtis Collection. Ex William N. Rudman Collection (Triton V, 15 January 2002), lot 1040.Leo
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GREEK, Italy, CALABRIA, Taras. AR Nomos. Circa 460-420 BC.7.77g, 22mm, 7h
Taras on dolphin to l., holding strigil in extended r. and resting l. on back of dolphin; beneath, cray-fish to l.; plain border.
Male figure, as before, naked to waist, seated to l. on chair, holding in extended r. small net in which a fish to l., and resting l. arm on back of chair.
Vlasto 219 (this coin). Sir H.Weber collection 535, plate. 24 (this coin). Fischer-Bossert 33.
Ex Sir Hermann Weber Collection, 535, plate 24. Weber purchased from Sim sale in 1890.Leo
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GREEK, Italy, CALABRIA, Taras. AR Nomos. Circa 470-465 BC.Silver, 16 mm, 4.01 g, 6 h
TAPAS (retrograde) Forepart of hippocamp to right; below, scallop shell.
Rev. Diademed head of Satyra to right, her hair tied in a bun at the back; behind neck A.
HN III 839. Vlasto 155.
Very rare early variety; toned. Very fine.
From the Vineyard Collection, ex Numismatica Ars Classica M, 20 March 2002, 2033.Leo
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GREEK, Italy, CALABRIA, Taras. AR Nomos. Circa 480-450 BC.7.72 g.
TAPAS retrograde Oecist on dolphin l., raising both hands; below, pecten.
Rev. Four-spoked wheel.
Vlasto 94 (these dies). SNG Sweden II, 144 (these dies). Fischer-Bossert 89. Historia Numorum Italy 833.
A very rare issue of fine style. Lovely tone, minor porosity and an area of weakness on obverse, otherwise about extremely fine From a private European collection and privately purchased from NAC in 1995.Leo
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GREEK, ITALY, CALABRIA, Taras. Circa 272-240 BC. AR Nomos20mm, 6.40 g, 1h
Reduced standard. Nude youth, holding torch, on horse galloping right; |-HPAKΛHI below.
Phalanthos, nude but for chlamys flowing around his far arm, holding dart and two spears, riding dolphin right; monogram to left; below, diota and monogram.
Vlasto 814 (same dies); HN Italy –. Toned, underlying luster. EF. Well centered.
From the Matthew Curtis Collection. Ex LHS 102 (29 April 2008), lot 21.Leo
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Greek, Italy, CALABRIA, Taras. Circa 280 - 272 BC. AR Nomos23mm, 6,43g.
Prancing horse r., crowned by rider.
Rev. Dolphin rider l., holding trident.
Vlasto 788, SNG ANS 1130. Historia Numorum Italy 1012.
About extremely fine.Leo
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GREEK, ITALY, CALABRIA, Taras. Circa 280 BC. AR Nomos(22.5mm, 7.74 g, 1h).
Youth on horse galloping right; EY to left, NIKOΔAMO[Σ] below / Phalanthos, holding kantharos and distaff, riding dolphin left; ZOP and gazelle below. Vlasto 704; cf. HN Italy 970/958. Near EF, deep iridescent tone, a hint of porosity. Well centered on a broad flan.Leo
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Greek, Italy, CALABRIA, Taras. Circa 302-280 BC. AR NomosAR. 7.86 g. 22.00 mm.
Nikodamos, Eu-, and Aga-, magistrates.
Obv. Nude warrior, wearing crested helmet and shield on left arm, holding rein in right hand, on horse advancing left; retrograde EY to left; NIKO/ΔAM/OΣ in three lines below. Rev. Phalanthos, holding grape bunch by branch in extended right hand and cradling distaff in left arm, riding dolphin left; TAPAΣ to left; to right, cock standing left; AΓA below. HN Italy 970; Vlasto 707; SNG ANS -.
Great metal and full weight. An outstanding example.Leo
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GREEK, Italy, CALABRIA, Taras. Circa 320-315 BC. AV Sixth Stater – Diobol9.5mm, 1.41 g, 11h
Head of Apollo left, wearing laurel wreath; [ΣA] and dolphin to left, TAPAΣ to right
Herakles, raising club overhead in right hand, preparing to strike the Nemean lion as it attacks him from the right; bow and quiver to left, |-H below.
Fischer-Bossert G14 (V11/R14); Vlasto 27; HN Italy 951; SNG ANS 1034; SNG BN 1492–3; SNG Copenhagen 834; SNG Lloyd 186; Boston MFA 73 = Warren 36; Hunterian 20; Jameson 161; McClean 599 (all from the same dies). Good VF.
Apollo was worshipped as the patron of colonists at Tarentum, and he was also the patron of the revered Pythagorean religious order at Tarentum, which existed until the late fourth century. The reverse motif of Herakles fighting the Nemean lion was also used on contemporary silver diobols of Tarentum and its colony Herakleia, though the silver issues usually chose the "tondo" scene of a crouched Herakles wrestling the Nemean lion with a stranglehold (a design also used on the Syracusan gold 100 litrae issue of Dionysios I).Leo
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Greek, Italy, CALABRIA, Taras. Circa 340-335 BC. AR NomosPhi-, D-, Iph-, magistrates. Nude, helmeted warrior on horseback to right, holding spear, cloak flowing out behind; ΦI in left field, small Pegasos between horse's legs / Taras astride dolphin to left, holding kantharos, being crowned by Nike; Δ below star in left field, IΦ below, TAPAΣ downwards to right, waves below. Fischer-Bossert 724 (V271/ R566); Vlasto - cf. 520 (without Pegasos on obv.) ; SNG ANS -; HN Italy -. 7.84g, 21mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine; lustrous. Extremely Rare; not listed in Vlasto.
From a private German collection, formed c.1980-2020.Leo
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Greek, Italy, CALABRIA, Taras. Circa 340-335 BC. AR NomosAR. 7.87 g. 20.00 mm.
Obv. Ephebe, nude but for helmet, with shield over left arm, riding horse galloping right, holding the reins with his left hand and spear with right; to left, Δ; below to right, AP.
Rev. ΤΑΡΑΣ. Phalanthos, nude but for fluttering cloak, riding dolphin left, holding trident in his right hand; to left, Nike, flying right to crown the rider; below, waves. HN Italy 891; Vlasto 523.
R. Rare and very seldom offered. A superb example, perfectly centred, brilliant and prettily toned.Leo
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GREEK, ITALY, CALABRIA, Taras. Circa 340-335 BC. AR Nomos20mm, 7.90 g, 1h
Youth, nude, riding horse stepping left, his right hand placed on his steed’s head, and holding rein in his left; in background, another horse steps left; above, Nike flying left, crowning the youth; K-A-Λ in fields.
Phalanthos, nude, holding kantharos in extended right hand and supporting himself with his left, riding dolphin left over waves below; TAPAΣ to right. Cf.
Fischer-Bossert Group 52, 709 (for similar type); otherwise, unpublished.
Iridescent tone, minor metal flaws, slight die shift on reverse. Near EF. Extremely rare, unpublished issue.
From the Pythagoras Collection.
Although this issue is unpublished, the types are identical to that of Fischer-Bossert 709, in his Group 52. The signature of the magistrate ˚Ŭ is present as of Group 56, but there is a letter ˚ on the Group 52 reverses that may indicate the same person. As such, it is nearly certain that this issue should be placed relative to these issues in Fischer-Bossert.Leo
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GREEK, Italy, CALABRIA, Taras. Circa 344-340 BC. AR Nomos7,80 g.
Naked and helmeted horseman l., holding shield and two spears in l. hand and reins in r.; below, D.
Taras astride dolphin l., holding cantharus in extended r. hand and leaning l. on dolphin¿s back; waves, E and small dolphin below.;
Fischer-Bossert 647; SNG ANS 904; SNG France 1748, very fine to extremely fine.Leo
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Greek, Italy, CALABRIA, Taras. Circa 380-340 BC. AR Nomosorse standing left, right foreleg raised; below, A-P.
Rev. Phalanthos riding dolphin left, holding kantharos in extended right hand; below dolphin, X; on dolphin tail, Ω; below, ΤΑΡΑΣ.
HN Italy 875; Vlasto 418/9.
Well centred on a broad flan. Lightly toned with underlying luster. Lovely depiction of Phalantos, with hair loosely waved. Good VF/About EF.Leo
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Greek, Italy, CALABRIA, Taras. Circa 390-385 BC. AR Nomos19.5mm, 7.76 g, 12h
Nude youth, shield on arm, on horse standing left; tiny Λ below.
Phalanthos, nude, riding dolphin left; tiny tiny H on dolphin, P below.
Fischer-Bossert Group 30, 440 (V194/R335); Vlasto 376 (same dies); HN Italy 869; SNG ANS 899 (same dies); SNG Lockett 156 (same dies).
Deeply toned, slightly off center on reverse. VF.Leo
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Greek, Italy, CALABRIA, Taras. Circa 425-415 BC. AR Nomos20mm, 7.25 g, 6h
Taras, nude, extending hand and holding shield, riding dolphin left; scallop shell below.
Taras, as Oikistes, seated left, balancing spindle on extended hand and holding strigil with lekythos.
Fischer-Bossert Group 18, 269 (V125/R202); Vlasto, Taras, Type 53C; Vlasto 244–5 (same dies); HN Italy 844; SNG Ashmolean 233 (same dies).
Old cabinet tone, typical die wear on reverse. VF.
Very rare, only 7 noted by Fischer-Bossert, no additional pieces in CoinArchives (except for the present coin).
Ex Matthew Curtis Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 460, 29 January 2020), lot 17.Leo
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Greek, Italy, CALABRIA, Taras. Circa 430 - 425 BC. AR Nomos26mm, 7,84g
Phalanthos, nude, riding on dolphin to right, his left arm outstretched; below, scallop shell.
Rev. Beardless man, wearing himation around his waist, seated on stool to left, holding kantharos in his right hand and spindle with his left.
FB 243 a (this coin). HN III 844. Kraay/Hirmer 303. Vlasto 213. Vlasto TO 34.
Rare. Toned. Of lovely classical style. Good very fine.
Franke-Hirmer plate coin! Dark tone, obverse double strike.
Ex Hess-Leu Auktion 7, Luzern 1957, Los 16; ehemals Paris (RNum 1905 Taf. 2.45).Leo
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GREEK, ITALY, CALABRIA, Taras. Circa 430-425 BC. AR Nomos23.5mm, 7.75 g, 4h
Taras as Oikistes, his torso bare, wearing himation from his waist, seated left on stool, holding kantharos in extended right hand and cradling scepter in left arm; altar to left.
Phalanthos, nude, extending left hand and supporting himself with his right, riding dolphin right; scallop shell below, TAPAN-TI-NΩN around.
Fischer-Bossert Group 17, 245 (V117/R184); Vlasto, Taras, Type 33, n = Ward 23 (same dies); Vlasto 212 (same dies); HN Italy 844; SNG Ashmoleon 227–8; BMC 85-6; de Luynes 281-2; McClean 556 (all from the same dies).
Old collection tone, light porosity at periphery, some old scratches under tone. VF.
From the Pythagoras Collection.Leo
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Greek, Italy, CALABRIA, Taras. Circa 450-425 BC. AR Nomos8.10 gm.
Dolphin rider l., with both arms extended; beneath, pecten.
Rev. Oecist seated r. on stool, holding staff and cantharus.
Vlasto 197. SNG France 1164 (these dies). F.B. 161. Historia Numorum Italy 844.
Lightly toned and extremely fine.
Ex: from Vinchon collection(1951).Leo
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GREEK, ITALY, CALABRIA, Taras. Circa 450-440 BC. AR Nomos7.96g (9h).
Obv: Youth on dolphin left, raising right hand; octopus below, Π in right field.
Rx: Naked man on horseback riding left, holding reins and whip. Fischer-Bossert 194a (this coin, illustrated on pl. 11).
Vlasto 272 (same dies). Obverse a bit weakly struck. Nicely toned. VF
Ex NAC-CNG 40, 4 December 1996, lot 581. Ex Athos Moretti Collection 102. Ex Hesperia Art Bulletin 34 (1970s, but undated), lot 7
The horseman type made its first appearance on the coins of Tarentum in the mid-fifth century BC. Before then there had been only one figural type on Tarentine coins, usually the mythical dolphin rider. At first, the horseman was confined to the reverse and just supplemented the dolphin rider on the obverse. At the end of the fifth century, however, the two types switched sides, the horseman taking over the obverse and the dolphin rider retreating to the reverse. Since the horseman was never equipped with any of the attributes of a mythical figure, it seems likely that the type merely reflected the city's pride in its cavalry and its devotion to equestrian contests.Leo
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Greek, Italy, CALABRIA, Taras. Circa 450-440 BC. AR Nomos26 mm, 7.88 g, 3 h.
Τ-Α-ΡΑΝ-ΤΙ-Ν-ΟΝ ( retrograde ) Phalanthos, nude, riding a dolphin swimming to left, outstretching his right arm to left and resting his left hand on the dolphin's back; below dolphin, scallop shell; border of dots between two linear circles.
Rev. Nude jockey riding horse prancing to left.
Fischer-Bossert Group 13, V-/R140 ( a new obverse die for the series ). SNG Lloyd 146 ( same reverse die ).
Rare, especially since the obverse was unknown to Fischer-Bossert. Struck on a broad flan. Overstruck and with cleaning scratches on the reverse, otherwise, very fine.Leo
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Greek, Italy, CALABRIA, Taras. Circa 450-440 BC. AR Nomos25 mm, 7.95 g, 6 h.
Youthful oikist, nude, riding dolphing to left, extending both hands; below, scallop shell; to upper right, cicada.
Rev. TARAΣ Youthful oikist, draped from the waist, seated to left on a diphros, holding an upright spindle in his right hand; all within laurel wreath.
Fischer-Bossert 140b ( this coin, V75'/R95α). Gillet 57 ( this coin ). HN Italy -. SNG Ashmolean 223 ( same dies ). Vlasto -.
Very rare and attractively toned. Minor scratches and with a graffito on the obverse and light doubling on the reverse, otherwise, very fine.
From the collections of Prof. Dr. D. Mannsperger and that of R. Maly, LHS 100, 23 April 2007, 27, ex Numismatica Ars Classica G, 10 April 1997, 1008, and from the collection of C. Gillet ('Kunstfreund', 1879-1972), photofile no. 57.Leo
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GREEK, ITALY, CALABRIA, Taras. Circa 455 BC. AR Nomos20mm, 7.77 g, 5h
Taras, nude, extending hands, riding dolphin right; scallop shell and octopus below.
Taras, as Oikistes, holding spindle and kantharos, seated right on diphros covered with sheepskin.
Fischer-Bossert Group 8, 119j (V64/R81 – this coin); Vlasto, Taras, Type 1; Vlasto 165–6 (same dies); HN Italy 843; SNG Lloyd 130 (same dies); Jameson 2387 = Côte 62 = Weber 531 (same dies).
Toned, some die wear. Near VF.
From the Judy Day Frink Collection, purchased from Empire Coins. Ex Naville V (18 June 1923), lot 238.Leo
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Greek, Italy, CALABRIA, Taras. Circa 455-450 BC. AR Nomos7,34 gm.
Taras rode a dolphin to the right, holding an octopus in his right hand, and below was a scallop.
R/Taras œ kiste sat on the left, with his right arm extended, holding a stick, and his left arm behind him holding a stick.
Vlasto 175, HGC 753.
Old cleaning marks and metal fitting marks. Extremely rare.Leo
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Greek, Italy, CALABRIA, Taras. Circa 460-443 BC. AR Nomos7,83 gm.
Phalantos seated l. on dolphin, holding file in r. hand, shrimp below.
Rev. TAPAΣ Taras seated to l. holding spindle and staff.
Vlasto 201. Flan large. Rare.
Good very fine.Leo
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GREEK, Italy, CALABRIA, Taras. Circa 470-465 BC. AR Nomos18.5mm, 8.05 g, 7h
Taras, nude, raising left hand and supporting himself with his right, riding dolphin right; TARAS (retrograde) to left, scallop shell below / Head of nymph (Satyra?) left in linear circle within concave incuse. Fischer-Bossert Group 5, 91b (V41/R60) = Vlasto 140 (this coin, illustrated in both references); HN Italy 838; Berlin 65 (same dies). VF, old cabinet tone, a few marks.
From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex M. L. Collection of Coins of Magna Graecia and Sicily (Numismatica Ars Classica 82, 20 May 2015), lot 4; A. D. Moretti Collection; Classical Numismatic Group 40 (with Numismatica Ars Classica, 4 December 1996), lot 575; Hess-Leu [11] (24 March 1959), lot 5; Kricheldorf IV (7 October 1957), lot 26; Münzen und Medaillen AG VIII (8 December 1949), lot 696; Michel Pandely Vlasto Collection; Maddalena Collection (Sambon & Canessa, 7 May 1903), lot 244.Leo
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Greek, Italy, CALABRIA, Taras. Circa 470-465 BC. DrachmSilver, 16 mm, 3,82 g, 6 h
TAPAS (retrograde) Forepart of hippocamp to right; below, scallop shell.
Rev. Diademed head of Satyra to left, her hair tied in a bun at the back; behind neck A.
SNG ANS 848. Vlasto 161.
Very rare. Very fine.Leo
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GREEK, Italy, CALABRIA, Taras. Circa 480-450 BC. AR Nomos18mm, 7.88 gm, 12h
TARAS, Taras astride dolphin right, left hand outstretched; scallop shell below, dotted border on raised bank.
Female head left (Satyra?); within linear circle, all with incuse circle.
Vlasto 142, HN Italy 838. A rare early issue with light golden toning.Leo
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GREEK, Italy, CALABRIA, Taras. Circa 480-470 BC. AR Nomos18mm, 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.Leo
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Greek, Italy, CALABRIA, Taras. Circa 490-480 BC. AR Nomos21 mm, 8.12 g, 6 h.
ΤΑRΑΣ Youthful oikist, nude and with long hair, riding dolphin to right, holding octopus in his right hand and extending his left; around, cable border.
Rev. ΤΑRΑΣ Hippocamp to right; below, cockle shell; around, rayed border.
Fischer-Bossert 25 (V11/R19). HN Italy 827. SNG Lockett 122 ( same dies ). Vlasto 124.
Very rare. A very well preserved piece of wonderful late Archaic style. Very light deposits, otherwise, good very fine.Leo
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Greek, Italy, CALABRIA, Taras. Circa 500-490 BC. AR NomosAR. 7.47 g. 24.00 mm.
Obv. Phalanthos riding dolphin right, holding cuttlefish; below, ΤΑΡΑ (retrograde).
Rev. [...] Ra (retrograde). Hippocamp right; cockle shell below.
HN Italy 827; Vlasto 108.
RR. Choice example of this rare and fascinating issue. Delicate warm patina over lustrous surfaces. EF.Leo
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GREEK, ITALY, CALABRIA, Taras. Circa 510-500 BC. AR Incuse Nomos8,03 g; 24 mm; 11 h
Phalanthos riding dolphin right, extending left arm, holding dolphin with right hand; crowning Nike to left; shell below
Rv. Incuse of obverse, but ethnic in relief.
HNItaly 826; Vlasto 68. The first issue of Tarentine coinage. Very rare. Lightly toned and in fine archaic style, extremely fine. According to Vlasto, it is the last type of the Tarentine incuse series.
I got this great piece from an auction last fall and it was the most important acquisition for me.
This Taras incuse stater is more compact and thicker than Kaulonia and Sybaris incuse staters. It was double (or triple) striked and the details were hard to detect. We can found slight trace on the Taras’s head and his left hand. I believe this is the reason that the pattern looks very sharp while the high points (such as dolphin’s eyes and tail ) are flat.Leo
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Greek, Italy, Calabria, Taras. Half stater circa 333-331/0AV 4.26 g.
TAPANTINΩN Head of Hera r., wearing stephane, triple-pendant earring and necklace; in l. field, E.
Rev. TAPAΣ Dolphin rider l., holding small dolphin on outstretched r. hand and trident in l.; below, T – K.
Vlasto 5. de Luynes 247 These dies). Jameson 149 (these dies). AMB 90 (these dies). Fischer-Bossert G7h (this coin). Historia Numorum Italy 902.
Very rare and possibly the finest specimen in private hands. A portrait of exquisite
style, work of a very talented master engraver. Extremely fine
Ex Sammlung Dr. G.W., erworben bei Crédit Suisse Monetarium Zürich am 14.6.1996.
In the late fourth century BC, Taras fell under increasing pressure from neighbouring Italic peoples, particularly the Lucanians and the related Brettians. As a means of defending themselves against the growing threat, the Tarentines took to hiring foreign mercenary commanders and their armies. These commanders were often important and powerful figures in mainland Greece. In 340 BC, the Tarentines hired Archidamos III, the Eurypontid Spartan king to wage war against their enemies. When the Lucanian menace was renewed in 334 BC, the Tarentines hired Alexander I of Epeiros, the Molossian king who was not only brother to Olympias and uncle to Alexander the Great, but also father of Pyrrhos, whose own Italian adventures are the subject of legends. Alexander the Molossian was very keen to take up the call for military aid both in an effort to parallel the glory enjoyed by his Macedonian nephew as he began the conquest of the Persian Empire and to cheat an oracle that linked the doom of Alexander I to the river Acheron and the city of Pandosia—both in Epeiros, he assumed. From 333 to 332 BC, Alexander the Molossian was extremely successful, inflicting numerous defeats on the Lucanians, Brettians, and Samnites, recapturing Greek cities, like Herakleia (a colony of Taras) and Metapontion, and even seizing several Brettian settlements. However, by 331 BC his relationship with the Tarentines had begun to fray due to the king’s meddling in the civic politics of the region, and the Lucanians and Brettians were prepared to renew the conflict. Alexander I encamped with his army on three hills on the border between Lucania and Bruttium near a small city, but found himself besieged by the enemy during a heavy rainfall. He attempted to escape the battle by fording a nearby river, but was killed by a Lucanian spear. The name of the river turned out to be the Acheron and that of the nearby city, Pandosia. It was bad luck for Alexander the Molossian that Greek colonists in other lands often had a taste for naming cities and local geographical features after those in their homeland. This beautiful gold hemistater was struck at Taras as part of the financial support for the great army of Epeirote and Italiote Greek mercenaries that Alexander I led. Fending off barbarians was never cheap and one can only imagine how much more expensive it made things to have a king serving as mercenary commander. The obverse depicts Hera, a goddess often favoured by Dorian Greek peoples, like the Tarentines, while the reverse features a dolphin rider—a popular type at Taras. There is disagreement among numismatists as to whether this rider is correctly identified as Taras, the mythological eponymous founder of the city or as Phalanthos, the historical oecist responsible for the foundation of Taras. Both have stories attached to them of being saved by dolphins when they were at risk of drowning. In this particular case since the rider carries a trident, the weapon of Poseidon, and Taras was said to be the son of the same god it may be more likely that we are looking at Taras rather than Phalanthos here.Leo
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Greek, Italy, Calabria, Taras. Nomos circa 415-390, AR22 mm, 7.36 g
Warrior, wearing helmet and holding shield and lance, dismounting from horse l. Rev. TAPAΣ Oecist, holding helmet, spear and large oval shield, on dolphin l.
Fischer-Bossert 321. Vlasto 297. Historia Numorum Italy 849.
Extremely rare. Old cabinet tone, surface slightly porous and minor marks, otherwise good very fine.Leo
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Greek, Italy, CALABRIA, Taras. temp. Pyrrhos of Epeiros. Circa 276-272 BC. AV Quarter Stater – Triobol11mm, 2.15 g, 4h
Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath; NK monogram to left;
Eagle standing right, wings spread, on thunderbolt; TAPAN[TINΩN] up left field; to right, [ΦI(?) above two stars] above two amphorai; NIKAP in exergue.
Fischer-Bossert G58c (V49/R58 – this coin); Vlasto 57 (same dies); HN Italy 986; SNG Copenhagen 837 (same dies); Berlin 28 (same dies).
Minor marks, double struck on reverse. VF.
Ex Gorny & Mosch 207 (15 October 2012), lot 15; Hess-Leu [22] (4 April 1963), lot 14; Leu FPL [1] (ND [1960]), no. 4.Leo
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GREEK, Italy, Calabria, Taras. Time of Hannibal, c. 212-209 BC. Nomos3.98g. (5h). Obv: Naked youth on horseback right, holding reins and carrying filleted palm; ΣΩKAN - NAΣ below. Rx: Taras astride dolphin left, holding aphlaston in extended right hand, cradling trident in left arm; eagle standing with wings spread behind; TAPAΣ below. Vlasto 984. HN Italy 1082. SNG ANS 1272. Perfectly struck; Mint State.
Ex Philip T. Ashton Collection. Ex Berk 130, 6 January 2003, lot 81.
Hannibal used the region around Tarentum and Metapontum as winter quarters during his occupation of southern Italy. He installed his own magistrates and struck coinage based on the Punic half shekel standard.Leo
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GREEK, Italy, Calabria, Taras. Time of Hannibal, c. 212-209 BC. Nomos3.34 gm. Magistrate Sogenes. Nude youth on horseback left, crowning horse with wreath; IΩ to right, ΣΩΓENHΣ below / Taras astride dolphin left, holding cornucopia and Nike, who crowns him with wreath. Vlasto 975-7. HN Italy 1079. Struck on a broad flan and attractively toned. Extremely Rare.
The climax of the Carthaginian invasion of Italy was reached when Tarentum changed sides in 212 BC. The takeover of the city was a carefully planned coup by Hannibal and members of the city's democratic faction who opened the gates to Hannibal's army. The Carthaginians failed to take the citadel, but subsequent fortifications around this enemy stronghold enabled the city to remain under Punic control. Hannibal installed his own magistrates and struck coinage based on the Punic half shekel standard.Leo
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Greek, Italy, Calabria, Taras; c. 272-235 BC, StaterAR. 6.46 g. 21.50 mm.
Obv. The Dioskouroi riding right; [Ν]ΙΚΥΛΟΣ below.
Rev. Phalanthos astride dolphin left, holding trident and kantharos; AP monogram behind, ΤΑΡΑΣ below.
HN Italy 1046; Vlasto 935-7. R. Rare.
Well centred on a broad flan, brilliant with underlyng luster, with a very lively scene of the Dioskouroi. Minor area of striking weakness on reverse, otherwise about FDC.Leo
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GREEK, ITALY, CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 380-325 BC. AR DiobolCALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 380-325 BC. AR Diobol (11mm, 1.19 g, 11h). Head of Athena right, wearing crested helmet decorated with hippocamp / Herakles kneeling right, holding club, battling the Nemean Lion. Vlasto 1297 (this coin); HN Italy 911. VF, toned, obverse off center. Good metal.Leo
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GREEK, Italy, CALABRIA. Taras. 332-302 BC. AR nomos7.90g. Obv: Naked youth on horseback r., crowning horse, AΠH below. Rx: ΤΑΡΑΣ Nude Taras astride dolphin l., holding out kantharos in r. hand, Φ behind.
Fischer-Bossert-1138 (V422/r880), Group 81.
Rare, fewer than ten recorded. Not in Vlasto or Evans. Near Mint StateLeo
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GREEK, Italy, CALABRIA. Taras. 425-380 BC. AR nomos6.26 gm
Nude ephebe cantering left, holding bridle with both hands, ΛΕ (retrograde) beneath horse / TARAS, dolphin rider right, wielding trident and pointing with left hand.
HN Italy 850. Vlasto 319 (same dies).
Porous. Edge bump (8:00 obverse) and reverse scratches. Good very fineLeo
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GREEK, Italy, Calabria. Taras. Alexander the Molossian, King of Epeiros, 350-330 B.C. AV 1/12 Stater0.60 gms
HGC-3.1, 255; cf. HN Italy-906; Vlasto-1864-5.
Obverse: Radiate head of Helios facing slightly left;
Reverse: Thunderbolt.
Despite the noted edge bend--an easy occurrence given the small module--this alluring and RARE specimen presents a great overall strike with some hints of brilliance and a charming golden-orange tone.Leo
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Greek, Italy, CALABRIA. Taras. Drachm (Circa 272-240 BC).Obv: Head of Athena right, wearing helmet decorated with Skylla hurling stone.
Rev: NIKOKPATHΣ / TA.
Owl standing right on Ionic capital.
Vlasto 1097.
Condition: Extremely fine.
Weight: 3.1 g.
Diameter: 13 mm.Leo
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GREEK, Italy, Campania - NeapolisAR Nomus, Neapolis (Naples) mint, c. 300 - 275 B.C.
Obverse: Diademed head of nymph right, wearing triple-pendant earring, grape bunch behind.
Reverse: Man-faced bull standing right, head facing, being crowned by Nike flying right, NEOΠOΛITΩ[N] below.
Weight 7.25 g, Maximum Diameter 21.9 mm, Die Axis 315o.
SNG ANS 317, HN Italy 579, Ex CNG e-auction 92 lot 3;
Neapolis (modern day Naples) was an early Rhodian colony, originally named Parthenope. Its name was changed to Neapolis in ca. 450 BC. The obverse of this issue represents the Siren Parthenope who was the local goddess of Neapolis. The man-headed bull reverse was a type shared by a number of Campanian cities and may have generally been understood as representing Acheloös, the father of Sirens. The name of Acheloös appears in cults throughout the Greek world and in mythology as the archetypal river-god and may have been used in this context in Campania.
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GREEK, Italy, Campania, Hyria400-335 BC
AR Didrachm (21mm, 7.33g)
O: Head of Athena right, wearing wreathed Attic helmet decorated with an owl.
R: Man-headed bull walking right; YPIN[A] above.
SNG ANS 255v / HN Italy 539 / Rutter 69 (O32/R??) / Sear 294v (bull left)
ex Den of Antiquity
An historically obscure city which was probably located in southern Campania about 25 miles east of Mt. Vesuvius.
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Greek, Italy, Lucania, ThuriumAR Stater, 7.79g. 22mm. c.410-400 B.C.
Engraver, Phrygillos (?). Head of Athena to right wearing crested helmet decorated with Skylla; "phi" in field to right. Rv. Bull pawing ground with head down to right; fish in exergue. SNG Oxford 871. HN 1782; a few small marks and some small metal breaks in front of face. Toned and of fine style
Ex: Numismatica Ars Classica, Zurich, Auction O, 2004, lot 1157.
Ex: A.D.M. CollectionLeo
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