TARENTUM SILVER DIDRACHM – ISSUE WITH DOLPHIN RIDER HOLDING MINIATURE DOLPHIN – XF NGC GRADED GREEK CALABRIA PROVENANCED COIN (Inv. 20874)

$950.00

20874. CALABRIA. TARENTUM. Ca. 302–280 BC.
Silver Didrachm (Nomos), 7.76 g, 22 mm.
Obv. Warrior on charging horse right, preparing to throw lance, with shield and spears strapped to his back. Rev. TAPAΣ, dolphin rider left, holding a miniature dolphin.
HGC 1, 816; HN Italy 967.
Ex Salton Collection, likely acquired in the 1950s–1960s when Mr. Salton owned a numismatic firm in New York.
NGC XF, Strike 3/5, Surface 4/5, provenance noted on label, dark gray cabinet patina suggesting this coin may have a much older pedigree.