Lot 3568

Description

Italy, Campania, Neapolis, (c.300-280 B.C.), silver nomos, stater or didrachm, (6.89 grams), obv. head of nymph to right, pileus behind neck, **IS* monogram before neck, rev. man-headed bull walking to right, crowned by Nike flying right; below MTO monogram below in exergue **[NEOPOLITWN], (cf.S.308, Sambon 449a, SNG ANS 322, HN 571, SNG France 799); another similar (7.04 grams), obv. similar but with Artemis with torch to right behind neck, XAPI below, rev. similar MY monogram below, (Sambon 466, HN 579, SNG Cop.419, McClean 256); another similar issued 317/310-300 B.C., (7.16 grams), obv. simlar, rev. similar **EUX* below, (cf.Sambon 477, SNG ANS 370, SNG France 749); another similar (7.26 grams), obv. similar AP**F* monogram before, rev. similar O below, (Sambon 475, SNG ANS 376, SNG Cop. 433); Mostly short on flan, some off centred, otherwise, Fine - very fine. (4)