Calabria, Taras, ca. 281-276 BC, Evans Period VIII, AR didrachm,
magistrate Tistiarchos, 19 mm, 6.20g
EY TIΣTIAP, rider on horse, crowning horse/
TAPAΣ,
Phalantos riding on dolphin, holding Nike and trident,
bunch of grapes, vine leaf
SNG ANS 1171-1172, Vlasto 843 (stgl.), HN Italy 1026
Posted August 2022
Calabria, Taras, ca. 272-235 BC, Evans Period VIII, AR didrachm, 6.43g
ΦIΛΩTAΣ ΔI, rider on horse, crowning horse/
TAPAΣ,
Taras riding on dolphin, holding cup and distaff, rooster
SNG ANS 1173-1177, Vlasto 846-849, SNG Cop. 918
Posted November 2015
Calabria, Taras, 272-235 BC, Evans Period VIII, AR Nomos (didrachm), 6.41g
ΛEΩN, youth on horseback, crowning horse/
TAPAΣ, AV(?) (or AI?) monogram,
Taras riding on dolphin, holding bunch of grapes and trident, lion below
SNG ANS 1185-1188, Vlasto 857
Posted March 2017
Note: The lion symbol that is depicted on the reverse of this issue is a play on the artist's name ("Leon").
