Greek Coinages, Tarentum: Stater, struck under the Pyrrhic Hegemony, c. 280

Obverse: laureate head of Zeus right; monogram [nk] behind

Reverse: ταραντινων σωσι: Eagle standing left on thunderbolt with spread wings; monogram [ar] to inner left

Metal: gold; Attic weight standard; 8.47g/6h

References: Fischer-Bossert G38j, this coin [V34/R38] = Woodward 9, this coin; Rutter 983; Ashmolean –

Condition: Good very fine with reddish toning around devices; edges marks and light scratches behind head, otherwise attractive and rare £6,000-£8,000

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Phillips Family Collection of Ancient Greek Coins.

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Collection

Hirsch Auction XXVI, Munich, 25 May 1910, lot 169
M.P. Vlasto Collection
W.H. Woodward Collection
Bt Spink, August 1943