Lot 2028

Sale 50 · Important Australian & World Coins, Medals & Banknotes

Description

Italy, Calabria, Taras, (272-235 B.C.), silver stater (6.60 grams), obv. naked boy rider crowning stationary horse to right, below **AGAY A PXO**S, in two lines, rev. Taras astride a dolphin to left, holding a distaff and a kantharos, lighted torch to right, **TAPAS below, (cf.S.374, cf.Vl.852 (same obv. die, cf.SNG ANS 1180). Very fine, very rare with an unpublished reverse type.

Estimate
$300
Result Status
Sold
Prices Realised
$290