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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;zumbly, post: 2755889, member: 57495&quot;]Awhile ago, I started on a small pod of Tarentine &#039;dolphin-rider&#039; nomoi that, when finished, will number twelve in total.&nbsp; I settled on that number guided by the principle of Doug&#039;s Dozen, [USER=19463]@dougsmit[/USER] having established previously that &quot;<i>we each need a dozen or so well distributed among the versions</i>&quot; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie59" alt=":joyful:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</p><p><br /></p><p>So, a couple days ago, the postman brought me #4 of my 12-coin allowance.&nbsp; It&#039;s an earlier type compared to my first three, circa 400-390 BC, and coincidentally, very similar to the one showed by Doug in <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/second-potato-chip-dolphin-rider-2.281255/#post-2469735" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/second-potato-chip-dolphin-rider-2.281255/#post-2469735">this post</a>, with the horseman as a naked youth.&nbsp; The dies used were a tad worn, and there&#039;s some double-striking on the obverse, but it&#039;s otherwise a solid coin with nice toning and a decently-centered reverse.&nbsp; Adding to its allure is its pedigree, which is ex Vlasto.&nbsp; Michel P. Vlasto was a collector and scholar who owned the largest and finest collection of Tarentine coins ever assembled.&nbsp; The catalog of his collection, published after his death in 1936, remains the standard reference for coinage of this city.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Please feel free to share your coins of Tarentum.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]632301[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>CALABRIA, Tarentum</b></p><p>AR Nomos. 7.97g, 21.4mm. CALABRIA, Tarentum, circa 400-390 BC. Fischer-Bossert Group 26, 361a (V164/R283) = Vlasto 339 (this coin, illustrated in both); HN Italy 850. O: Naked ephebos on horse galloping right; small Λ below. R: Phalanthos, holding torch, riding dolphin left; TAPAΣ below.</p><p><i>Ex William N. Rudman Collection (Triton V, 15 January 2002), lot 1043; Classical Numismatic Group Auction 53 (15 March 2000), lot 31; Ex Vlasto Collection, 339 (Michel Pandely Vlasto, 1874-1936).</i></p><p><br /></p><p>Below is a picture of the coin from <i>The Collection of Tarentine Coins Formed by M.P. Vlasto.&nbsp; </i>The plate pictures are actually of cast copies that were made of the coins.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]632299[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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