Roman, Republican period, Calabria, Tarentum, ca. 302 to 276 BCE. Silver didrachm. Obverse: Youth on horseback right, holding reins and crowning horse; two Greek letters to left, two lines in Greek below. Reverse: Taras astride dolphin left, holding bunch of grapes by stem. The ancient city of Tarentum (Taras in ancient Greece) has the distinction of being the only city outside of Sparta founded and colonized by the Spartans. The colony was founded in 706 BCE by Phalanthos, the leader of the Partheniae who were composed of non-traditional families. They were unmarried Spartan women and the free men of non-Spartan origin. Vlasto 673-6; HN Italy 960; SNG ANS 1051-3. Size: 0.85" W (2.2 cm); 7.8 grams

Provenance: private Healy collection, Studio City, California, USA, acquired over the last twenty years

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Choice VF+ with attractive cabinet toning.