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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;zumbly, post: 4091925, member: 57495&quot;]Wow, Joe, that&#039;s practically flawless!&nbsp; The tail was indeed a tiny price to pay for what you have on the rest of the coin.&nbsp; I especially like these when you can see the facial features of the riders.&nbsp; My pet peeve is when any part of the the snout of the dolphin ends up off flan.&nbsp; The one below is my favorite, though part of the tail has also been lost, as well as the feet of the horse and rider on the obverse. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1065421[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>CALABRIA, Tarentum</b></p><p>AR Stater. 7.75g, 22.3mm. CALABRIA, Tarentum, circa 332-281 BC. Fischer-Bossert Group 80, 1131 (V417/R873); Vlasto 587; HN Italy 934. O: Warrior, holding shield and two spears, preparing to cast a third, on horseback right; ΣA below. R: TAPAΣ, Phalanthos, holding distaff, riding dolphin left; pellet to left; below, prow left.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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