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Message:: [QUOTE="zumbly, post: 3119675, member: 57495"]I've been jealous of the waves on the Tarentum staters of some of our members here for awhile now, and even though I have several of these dolphin riders, up until now I didn't have an example featuring waves.  In particular, I admired the stylish curve of the waves on [USER=15445]@Collect89[/USER]'s stater and [USER=19463]@dougsmit[/USER]'s fourree, and readily admit that the waves on my new one aren't anywhere as nice.  On the other hand, a die clash on the obverse produced a couple of incuse waves below the hindquarters of the horse, and as a result, the wave count on my coin is technically higher than either of theirs.  So there <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie7" alt=":p" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. [ATTACH=full]793535[/ATTACH]CALABRIA, TarentumAR Stater. 7.64g, 21.7mm. CALABRIA, Tarentum, circa 380-340 BC. Vlasto 445 (same obv die). O: Nude helmeted warrior on horseback to left, holding reins in right hand, and shield and spear in left; Δ below horse. R: Taras seated astride dolphin to left, holding trident over shoulder; K and waves below, TAPAΣ to right.Notes: As noted in Vlasto, "the obv. die must have struck the rev. die without blank and thus got damaged."[/QUOTE]