Archaic Phalantos    
                                    
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                            
                    
    
  Greek Italy.   Southern Apulia, Tarentum.    AR Nomos, c. 500-490 BC.   Obv.    Phalanthos riding dolphin right, holding cuttlefish; below, ΤΑΡΑ (retrograde).        Rev.   [...] Ra (retrograde). Hippocamp right; cockle shell below.     HN Italy 827; Vlasto 108.     7.47 g.   24.00 mm.      RR.  Choice example of this rare and fascinating issue. Delicate warm patina over lustrous surfaces.    EF.