Gemini III, January 9th, 2007
Lot # 31Estimate: US$800


CALABRIA. Tarentum. Ca. 235-228 BC Ca. 235-228 BC. Silver nomos 
(6.57 gm). Mature horseman riding left, raising right hand, cloak 
flying behind him, TPK monogram and pilos in right field, 
magistrate’s name ÎE—NOKÑ / T—HÓ under horse’s raised foreleg and 
belly / TAÑAÓ, Taras astride dolphin left above line of waves, 
holding trident with right hand and drapery with left, ÓÙ monogram 
in right field, cuttlefish to right of waves. SNG ANS 1256. Vlasto 
959. Obverse somewhat weakly struck. Reverse exceptionally 
beautiful. Lustrous mint state. 

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  ... Lot 31 sold for high bid of $600 [ $690, or approx 533.37 EUR, 351.9 GBP including the 15% buyers fee.] 


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