Katalog - Auction 309

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Head of horse l.; Rv. Head of horse l.; monogram to l. Vlasto 1696 ff.; HN Italy 981. Extremely fine.

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Two crescents back-to-back; four pellets around; Rv. Two crescents back-to-back; two pellets around. HN Italy 982; Vlasto 1758-88. Near extremely fine.

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Sa- and Kon-, magistrates. Youthful nude jockey riding horse walking to r., holding the reins with his l. hand and crowning himself with his r.; below, ΣΑ above Ionic column capital; Rv. ΤΑΡΑΣ, Phalanthos riding dolphin to l., holding snake in his outstretched r. hand and whip in his l.; below, ΚΟΝ. Fischer-Bossert Group 75, 970 (V377/R746); HN Italy 942; Vlasto 654-8. Good extremely fine.

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Nude youth riding horse walking to right, raising his right hand to crown the horse's head; to left, ΣΑ; below, ΦΙΛΙ-APXOΣ, Rv. TAPAΣ, youthful oikist, nude, riding dolphin to left, holding grape in his right hand and resting his left on the dolphin; below, ΑΓΑ. HN Italy 960; Vlasto 673. Traces of previous mechanical removal of oxides. Fields gently smoothed. Tooled in some details of the figures on both obverse and reverse, otherwise extremely fine.

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Nude youth riding horse walking to right, raising his right hand to crown the horse's head; to left, ΣΑ; below, [ΦΙΛΙ/APXOΣ]; Rv. TAPAΣ, youthful oikist, nude, riding dolphin to left, holding grape in his right hand and resting his left on the dolphin; below, ΑΓΑ. HN Italy 960; Vlasto 673. Traces of previous mechanical removal of oxides. Fields gently smoothed. Slightly tooled in some details of the figures, otherwise extremely fine.

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Horseman facing right, hurling spear, holding round shield and two more spears. In left field, ΣΙ. Beneath horse, ΔΕΙΝΟΚΡΑΤΗΣ, Rv. ΤΑΡΑΣ, Taras seated left on dolphin, holding small dolphin on outstretched right hand. SNG ANS 1066; HN Italy 967. Near extremely fine.

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Nikodamos, Eu- and Aga-, magistrates. Nude warrior, helmeted, on horseback to l., holding reins in his right hand and shield on his left arm; below, NIKO/ΔAM/[OΣ]; EY (retrograde) to l.; Rv. [TAPAΣ], youthful oikist, nude, riding dolphin to l., holding grape in his right hand and distaff in his left, AΓA below; to r., rooster standing l. HN Italy 970; Vlasto 707. Traces of previous mechanical removal of oxides. Fields gently smoothed. Tooled in some details of the figures, otherwise extremely fine.

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Arethon, Sa- and Cas-, magistrates. Nude youth on horseback to r., crowning horse; ΣΑ in upper left field, ΑΡΕ-ΘΩΝ in two lines below horse; Rv. Taras astride dolphin to l., holding tripod in outstretched r. hand; ΤAPAΣ downwards behind, CAèΣ] below. Vlasto 666-7; SNG ANS 1046-50; HN Italy 957. Extremely fine / good extremely fine.

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Warrior, holding shield and rein, on horseback left; EY (retrograde) behind, [NIKΩTTAΣ] below; Rv. TAPAΣ, Taras, holding trident, on dolphin r.; ΛY to left; below, hippocamp r. Vlasto 699; HN Italy 968. Traces of previous mechanical removal of oxides. Fields gently smoothed. Tooled in some details of the figures, otherwise good extremely fine. Fine style.

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Zop-, magistrate. Head of Athena r., wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with Skylla hurling stone; Rv. TAP, owl standing r., head facing; to r., magistrate's name: ZOP upwards over olive branch. Vlasto 1047-53; HN Italy 975. Traces of oxidation. Small crack visible on the reverse at 6 o'clock. Possible slight crystallisation, otherwise good extremely fine. Refined style.   From a private European collection assembled in the 1980s.

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Lykon, Si- and Gy-, magistrates. Horseman, nude but for his helmet, striking downwards with a spear held in his r. hand, with a shield over his far shoulder and holding two reserve spears in his l. hand, riding a horse galloping to r.; in the field behind him, ΣΙ; below, ΛΥΚΩΝ; in the field to r., over the horse's head, Nike flying left bearing a wreath to crown the cavalryman; Rv. ΤΑΡΑΣ,  Phalanthos, nude, holding a kantharos in his outstretched r. hand and a trident in his l., riding a dolphin swimming to l.; in the field to r., Γ[Y].Vlasto 727-9; HN Italy 1004. Good extremely fine / near FDC.  

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Warrior, nude but for his crested helmet, riding horse galloping to r., holding round shield, two lances and the reins in his l. hand, and a downwards pointing spear in his r.; behind, [ΕΥ]; below, ΣΩΣΤΡ / ΑΤ[ΟΣ]; Rv. ΤΑΡΑΣ, Phalanthos, nude, riding dolphin to l., holding wreath-bearing Nike in extended r. hand, and cornucopiae in his l.; in field to r., vertical thunderbolt; to l., ΠΟΛΥ. Vlasto 713; HN Italy 1001. Extremely fine / good extremely fine. 

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Gu-, Sostratos, and Poly-, magistrates. Warrior on horseback r., nude save for helmet, holding shield and two spears in left hand, brandishing spear held in right hand; ΓΥ behind, ΣΩΣΤΡAΤΟΣ below, Rv. Taras astride dolphin left, holding Nike and cornucopia; thunderbolt behind, ΠΟΛΥ before, TAPAΣ below. Vlasto 714; HN Italy 1001; SNG ANS 1037. Near extremely fine.

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Nude youth on horseback r., crowning horse that raises l. foreleg; above, EY and below, ΑΠΟΛΛΩ and two amphorae, Rv. oecist riding dolphin l., holding kantharos and long trident; in r. field, B. Vlasto 764; HN Italy 1010. Near extremely fine. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica, Auction 114 (2019), lot 1007. 

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Campano-Tarentine series. Diademed head of Kore Satyra l., hair in taenia, wearing triple-pendant earring and necklace; Rv. Nude youth on horseback r., crowning horse and holding reins; ΦI before, TA over dolphin below horse. Vlasto 1005; HN Italy 1098. Attractive old cabinet toning. About extremely fine / good extremely fine.

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Diademed head of nymph l.; Rv. Nude youth crowning horse r. which raises left foreleg.; TA to l., dolphin below. Vlasto 1012–4; HN Italy 1098. Near extremely fine.

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Head of Athena facing slightly l., wearing triple crested helmet; Rv. Herakles strangling the Nemean lion; club and shield to left, AP monogram between legs. Vlasto 1463; cf. HN Italy 1062. Near extremely fine / extremely fine.

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Kantharos; pellets and star in field, Rv. A-Γ, kantharos surrounded by five pellets. Vlasto 1628 (this coin); HN Italy 1076. Porosity. Extremely fine.

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Kantharos; pellet above, star to l.; Rv. Kantharos; three pellets around. HN Italy 1076. Some green encrustation on obverse, otherwise good very fine / near extremely fine.