Description
Circa 281-276 BC. AR nomos, 6.44 gr., 19.8 mm.
Obv.: nude youth riding a horse prancing to right, raising right hand to crown the horse’s head, [Nike flying behind, crowning youth]; beneath horse: ΛY, below raised foreleg: OE.
Rev. ΤΑΡΑΣ; Phalanthos holding a kantharos in his outstretched right hand and a trident in his left, riding a dolphin swimming to the leftRef.: Côte 534; Vlasto 755.
Attractively toned. High relief. A few minor striking flaws. Very rare. Nearly Extremely Fine.
