Ancient Greek Coins
Lot 1412 SESSION 6 (9.30am Wednesday) Ancient Greek Coins
Estimate $800
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $650
ITALY, Calabria, Taras, (281-272 B.C.), silver stater, (6.59 grams), obv. naked boy rider crowning stationary horse to right, Nike flying to right crowning rider, under Nike **SI*, below horse **QE, rev. Taras astride a dolphin to left, holding a kantharos and trident, beneath dolphin **TAPAS below, **LU* in upper right field, (cf.S.370, Vl.759 [this coin], cf.SNG ANS 1116. Grey tone, extremely fine and very scarce.
Ex Spink & Son, with ticket, from the M.P. Vlasto Collection and previously from the Lucerne Sale 28/3/1922 (lot 80).
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