Lot 2478

Description

Italy, Lucania, Thurium (Thourioi), (350 -300 B.C.), silver nomos, stater or didrachm, (7.66 g), obv. head of Athena to right wearing crested Athenian helmet, ornamented with figure of Scylla, rev. bull butting to right, **QOURIWN* and Bull butting right, in exergue, H-P and lions head right, (cf.S.447, SNG ANS -; SNG Lockett 520 (similar dies), HN Italy 1963); Campania, Neapolis, (c.275-250 B.C.), silver plated nomos (6.76 g), obv. Head of nymph left, hair bound in band, M below B right, rev. man-headed bull advancing right, being crowned by Nike; E below, (cf.S.310, HGC 1, 454, HN Italy 586). Fine - very fine. (2)

Ex Bernardi, Trieste Italy, 2003.