CALABRIA. Tarentum. Circa 240-228 BC. Didrachm or nomos (Silver, 20 mm, 6.45 g, 1 h), struck under the magistrate Aristippos. APICΤIΠΠ[OC] Ephebe, nude but for a wreath on his head, holding filleted palm frond in his right hand and reins in his left, riding horse rearing to right; behind, monogram of AP. Rev. ΤΑ-ΡΑC Phalanthos, laureate and nude, riding dolphin to left, holding kantharos in his right hand and resting his left on the back of the dolphin; to right, monogram of MY. HN III 1056. SNG ANS 1253. Vlasto 947-949. Bold and lustrous. The reverse struck just a touch off-center, otherwise, extremely fine.
