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Greek: Calabria-Tarentum
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Calabria-Tarentum, AV Quarter Stater, c.276-272 BC
(No legend)
Laureate head of Apollo right, AP monogram in left field
TAPANTINΩN
Eagle standing left on thunderbolt
AP monogram in left field
11.7mm, 2.13g
Fischer-Bossert G59g and Plate 68 (this coin); Vlasto 49 (same dies); SNG
ANS --; HN Italy 986
Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Mail Bid Sale 69, Lot 40, June 2005; Ex Leu,
Auction 7, Lot 22, May 1973; Ex Hess-Leu, Lot 12, March 1956
Image courtesy of Lawrence Woolslayer Collection
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Calabria-Tarentum, AR Didrachm, c.302-281 BC, Philokles as magistrate
ΦIΛOKΛHΣ
Nude warrior riding on horse left, reigns in right hand, round shield in
left, ΣI monogram in right field
TAPAΣ
Taras riding dolphin left, wreath in right hand
ΛY monogram below
21mm x 22mm, 7.80g
Vlasto 688ff
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Calabria-Tarentum, AR Stater, c.272-240 BC, Pheraeletos as magistrate
ΦHPAE / ΛHTΩΣ
Helmeted, nude warrior riding on horse right, transverse spear in right
hand, large round shield behind, ΦI in right
field
T_A_PAΣ
Taras riding dolphin left, flower in right hand, cornucopiae in left
EI monogram and thymiaterion in right field
19mm x 21mm, 6.28g
HN Italy 1037
Ex Freeman & Sear, CICF Show, April 2009
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Calabria-Tarentum, AR Stater, c.240-228 BC, Philokles as magistrate
ΦIΛΩ / KΛHΣ
Nude warrior riding on horse right, wreath upward in both hands, PAVV
monogram in left field with pellet, ΛE monogram in right field, dolphin right on exergue line
T_APAΣ
Taras riding dolphin left, rhyton in right hand, upward trident in left
Two amphorae in right field
20mm x 21mm, 6.59g
Vlasto 950; HN Italy 1057
Ex Freeman & Sear, CICF Show, April 2009
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Calabria-Tarentum, AR Diobol, c.325-280 BC
(No legend)
Head of Athena right, wearing Attic style helmet decorated with Skylla
hurling stone
(No legend)
Herakles kneeling right, strangling Nemean lion, club in left
field, grasshopper above
10mm x 12mm, 1.09g
Vlasto 1327-8; SNG ANS 1418-9 (same obv. die); SNG BN -; HN Italy 976
Ex Davissons, Auction 26, Lot 10, December 2007
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Calabria-Tarentum, AR Diobol, c.280-228 BC
(No legend)
Head of Athena left, wearing Corinthian style helmet
TAPANT
Herakles leaning left, head right, strangling Nemean lion, club in left
field
ΦI monogram below
10mm x 11mm, 0.99g
Vlasto 1423-5; HN Italy 1064; SNG ANS 1461-2
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Calabria-Tarentum, AR Litra, c.280-228 BC
(No legend)
Cockle shell
(No legend)
Dolphin right, tripod below
11mm, 0.51g
Vlasto 1531 (this coin); HN Italy 1073; SNG ANS 1508
Ex Vlasto Collection
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