Description
Circa 315-302 BC., Sa… and Her…, magistrates. AR didrachm or nomos, 7.92 gr., 23.6 mm.
Obv.: ephebe on horse galloping to the right, stabbing downwards with spear held in his right hand and holding two other spears and shield in his left; below: ΣA.
Rev. ΤΑΡΑΣ; youthful oikist, nude, riding dolphin swimming to the right, holding arrow in his right hand and bow in his left; below: ՒHP-monogram.
Ref.: Fischer-Bossert 810.1 (this coin); HN Italy 938; Vlasto 627; HGC 804.
Rare. Impressive pedigree. Beautiful patina. Nearly Extremely Fine.
Ex Hirsch 30 (München 1911), lot 124 (Rev. Percy Barron collection); ex Naville/Ars Classica I (Genève 1921), lot 342 (Pozzi collection); ex Naville/Ars Classica V (Genève 1923), lot 295 (Doubles of the British Museum, general De la Garde and various other amateurs). A Fischer-Bossert plate coin.
