Tarentum, Calabria, AR nomos. 355-340 BC. 22 mm, 7.78 g.

Nude warrior,holding bridles in right hand and carrying small shield in his left, about to dismount from horse galloping left, a beneath the horse, all within circle of waves.
TARAS beneath youth, naked, riding dolphin left, holding trident and with left hand on the tail of the dolphin, all within a circle of waves.

Fischer-Bossert 629b (this coin); HN Italy 885; Vlasto 497.

Contributed by Grant Hammersberg, April 2022