Phil Anthos Posted March 25 · Member Author Share Posted March 25 Taras, Calabria 281-276 BC AR Diobol (12mm, 1.05g, 10h) O: Head of Athena facing slightly right, wearing triple crested helmet decorated with Skylla. R: Herakles standing right, strangling the Nemean lion; club above amphora to left, ΕΥP between legs. D'Andrea XLI, 1066; D'Andrea Diobols G, 318 (this coin); Vlasto 1437; SNG France 2135; Cote 597; SNG Cop 1004; HN Italy 1062 Very Scarce From the Frank James collection. ex Spinks; ex Walter Holt; ex Roma Numismatics D'Andrea Diobols plate coin, Series G, 218. Facing heads do not occur often on Tarentine coinage, and the Athena with triple-crested helmet motif has always captivated me, so i am very happy to add this scarce type to my collection. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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