TARENTUM SILVER DIDRACHM – ISSUE OF XENOCRATES WITH CUTTLEFISH SYMBOL – CHOICE AU NGC GRADED GREEK CALABRIA COIN (Inv. 18099)

18099. CALABRIA. TARENTUM. Ca. 240–228 BC.
Silver didrachm (nomos), 6.51 g, 19 mm. Issue of magistrate Xenocrates.
Obv. ΞΕΝΟΚΡΑΤΗΣ, bearded horse rider right, saluting, TK and pileus in upper right field. Rev. TAPAΣ, dolphin rider left, holding trident and his drapery, Σ above, stylized waves below with cuttlefish to the right.
Vlasto 957; HN Italy 1058; SNG ANS 1258.
NGC graded CHOICE AU, Strike 4/5, Surface 3/5, “brushed,” boldly struck with iridescent highlights, popular variety with the cuttlefish symbol.