Italy, Calabria, Taras (c. 440 BC), Silver Stater, 7.00 gms., die axis 180°, Taras seated right on dolphin, scallop-shell below, /K[T]ARANTIN[O]N/k around, rev. male figure, naked to the waist, seated left, holding distaff and sceptre (Vlasto 205), very fine and rare

Italy, Calabria, Taras (c. 440 BC), Silver Stater, 7.00 gms., die axis 180°, Taras seated right on dolphin, scallop-shell below, /K[T]ARANTIN[O]N/k around, rev. male figure, naked to the waist, seated left, holding distaff and sceptre (Vlasto 205), very fine and rare

Details

Italy, Calabria, Taras (c. 440 BC), Silver Stater, 7.00 gms., die axis 180°, Taras seated right on dolphin, scallop-shell below, /K[T]ARANTIN[O]N/k around, rev. male figure, naked to the waist, seated left, holding distaff and sceptre (Vlasto 205), very fine and rare

Provenance

Purchased from Charles Morley in 1947 for $180