Lot 1961

Sale 140 · Important Australian, British, World, and Ancient Coins, Banknotes, and Medals

Description

Italy, Lucania, Thurium (Thourioi), (425 - 400 B.C.), silver sixth stater or triobol, (1.15 g), obv. head of Athena to right wearing crested Athenian helmet, rev. bull butting to left, in exergue, **QOURI[WN]* in exergue a tunny fish to right, plain exergual line, (S.438, BMC 21, SNG Munich 1178). Extremely fine and very rare as such.

Ex Anthony "Tony" Taylor Collection.^Noble Numismatics Sale 124, lot 2946. Previously the George Mihailuk Collection, from H. Larkin in the 1960s.

Estimate
$250
Result Status
Sold
Prices Realised
$240