ORC8303 Taras, dies signed by two masters, EF
 $500.00 
 Jan-24-01
Seller:  oldromancoins.com

   ORC8303 Taras, dies signed by two masters, EF

     Taras, Calabria, AR didrachm, (7.63g) 334-330 BC, signed by Kal .
     . . and Aristoxenes, Taras astride dolphin to left, holding oar
     and extending kantharos, small KL (artist's signature) below
     amphora, TAPAS below. / Boy on horse right, spearing with lance,
     bearing shield, S behind, API (artist's signature) below horse.
     Vlasto 640 (this coin) Nicely centered, toned EF, minor obverse
     roughness, of the finest late-Classical style, signed dies by the
     two best (and most prolific) artists in this series. Kal . . .
     was a prolific master engraver of the period. Aristoxenes signed
     dies in Metapontium as well as Taras. S may be the mark of SÅ, a
     third engraver who also did work at Metapontium.