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Lot 2908 Sale 123 Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Gaul, Massalia (as a Colony founded by Phokaia), silver obol, (c.121 - 82 B.C.) (0.64 g, 0.73 g), obv. youthful male head of Apollo left, rev. wheel with four spokes, M A in two quarters, (S.72, De La Tour 681). Fine - very fine. (2)

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Lot 2909 Sale 123 Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Italy, Campania, Cumae, (c.420-380 B.C.), silver nomos, stater or didrachm, (6.92 g), obv. head of female (nymph) to right, with distinctive die crack before forehead, rev. mussel hinge to left, corn-grain above, **KUMAION* around, (cf.S.290, Rutter Group 16, No.158 [obv. die 120, rev. die 145], BMC 30 [same dies], SNG ANS 243 [same dies]). Fine/good fine and very scarce.

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Lot 2910 Sale 123 Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Italy, Campania, Hyria, (c.400-395 B.C.), silver nomos, stater or didrachm, (6.91 g), obv. head of crested helmeted Athena to left, with owl and wreath on helmet, rev. man-headed bull to right, above YDINAI reversed, (cf.S.294, Rutter Group 8, No. 38 [obv. die 26, rev. die 32], SNG Fitz. 61-62 same dies]). Fine and rare.

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Lot 2911 Sale 123 Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Italy, Campania, Neapolis, (420-400 B.C.), silver nomos, (7.42 g), obv. head of Athena to right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with a [wreath], rev. Man-headed bull standing right, **[NEOPOLITES*, (S.296, Rutter 49 (O29/R46); HN Italy 554. Fine.

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Lot 2912 Sale 123 Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Italy, Campania, Neapolis (Naples), (c.340-240 B.C.), silver stater or didrachm, (7.32 g), obv. head of nymph to right, bunch of grapes behind, rev. man headed bull walking to right, crowned by Nike flying right above, below monogram of **PA*, below exergue [NEOPOLITWN], (cf.S.307, Sambon 438, SNG Munich 234 [same dies], BMC 47 [p.98]). Unusual almost full flan, toned, nearly very fine and scarce.

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Lot 2913 Sale 123 Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Italy, Campania, Neapolis (Naples), (c.340-300 B.C.), silver nomos, stater or didrachm, (7.19 g), obv. head of nymph to right, Artemis with two torches behind neck, [APTEM] below neck, rev. man-headed bull walking to right, crowned by Nike flying right, below N reversed, below exergue **[NEOPOLITWN], (cf.S.307, Sambon 460b, SNG ANS 340, SNG Milan 108). Toned, nearly very fine.

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Lot 2914 Sale 123 Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Italy, Campania, Neapolis (Naples), (c.340-240 B.C.), silver stater or didrachm, (6.83 g), obv. head of nymph to right, club behind, rev. man-headed bull walking to right, crowned by Nike flying right above, below **Q*, in exergue **[NEOPOLITWN], (cf.S.307, Sambon 480, cf.SNG ANS 375-378). Toned, off centred on the reverse, otherwise good fine and a scarce symbol). Hoard patination, porosity and edge cut, otherwise fine.

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Lot 2915 Sale 123 Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Italy, Campania, Nola, (c.385-380 B.C.), silver stater or nomos, Group II, (6.87 g), obv. female head to right, rev. man-headed bull walking to right, Nike crowning it above, legend in exergue **NOLAIO[s]*, (S.311, Rutter Group II, No.18 [obv. die 8, reverse die 12], SNG Ash 158 [same dies]). Toned, off centred, otherwise fine and rare.

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Lot 2916 Sale 123 Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Italy, Campania, Phistelia, (c.405-400 B.C.), silver nomos or didrachm. (6.88 g), obv. female head facing slightly right, rev. man-headed bull standing left, in exergue, dolphin left, above **IST*LV**S*, (S.315, Rutter 6 [obv. PO4, rev.PR6], SNG ANS 563-5 [same obv. die], HN Italy 611). Toned, fine and rare.

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Lot 2917 Sale 123 Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Italy, Calabria, Tarentum, (c.480-470 B.C.), silver nomos (8.06 g), obv. Taras on dolphin left, scallop shell below, around retrograde T APA**S*, rev. wheel with four spokes within circular incuse, (S.223, Fischer-Bossert 86 (dies V44, R58) = Vlasto 84, SNG Fitz. 227, HN Italy 833. Fine, scarce.

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Lot 2918 Sale 123 Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Italy, Calabria, Tarentum, (c.470-450 B.C.), silver litra (0.71 g), obv. shell within a linear circle border, rev. female head to right, no border, (S.332, Vlasto 1154, HN Italy 840). Nearly very fine, toned, slightly off centre on obverse.

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Lot 2919 Sale 123 Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Italy, Calabria, Tarentum, (c.470-450 B.C.), silver litra (0.66 g), obv. cockle shell within linear circle, rev. female head left, (S.332, cf.Vlasto 1158, HN Italy 840). Nearly very fine, rare.

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Lot 2920 Sale 123 Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Italy, Calabria, Tarentum (Taras), (380-355 B.C.), silver stater or nomos, **Q*, Fischer-Bossert Group 38, (7.84 g), obv. naked horseman at full gallop on horse to right, below **Q*, rev. Phalanthos riding dolphin left, arm extended, below **[TA]RAS*, (cf.S.337, Fischer-Bossert 575 [obv.V232, rev.R439], Vl.467 [same dies]). Attractive brightness, very fine, rare.

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Lot 2921 Sale 123 Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Italy, Calabria, Tarentum (Taras), (380-355 B.C.), silver stater or nomos, HE group, Fischer-Bossert Group 36, (7.73 g), obv. naked horseman on standing horse to right, below **GH*, herm to right facing horse, rev. Phalanthos riding dolphin left, arm extended holding oenochoe in his extended left hand, below **TARAS*, (cf.S.341, Fischer-Bossert 564 [obv.V228, rev.R429], BMC 104, cf.Vl.408 [similar dies]). Toned, nearly very fine, scarce.

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Lot 2922 Sale 123 Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Italy, Calabria, Tarentum, (c.302-280 B.C.), plated silver nomos (5.87 g), obv. nude horseman on horse galloping right, blundered inscription, **HUKOWLMO* below, rev. Taras astride dolphin left, holding kantharos and distaff, (Greek "Z")OP and gazelle below. **GA GAS*, (S.-, Vlasto 705 [This Coin]; cf.HN Italy 970-971, cf.HGC 819). Very fine, piece out of edge, uneven patination and unique.

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Lot 2923 Sale 123 Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Italy, Lucania, Heraclea, silver diobol, (432-380 B.C.), (1.12 g), obv, head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin, rev. lion walking to right, HE reversed above, (S.386, BMC 1, SNG ANS 6-7). Toned, nearly very fine and scarce.

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Lot 2924 Sale 123 Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Italy, Lucania, Metapontum, (c.480 B.C.), silver stater, (7.56 g), obv. six grain ear of corn, META upwards on left, rev. six grain ear of corn, incuse, (cf.S.238, Noe 203, McClean 894, cf.SNG ANS 237, cf.SNG Cop. 1165, cf.SNG Lockett 369). Very fine, very rare set of dies known by the McClean example.

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Lot 2925 Sale 123 Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Italy, Lucania, Metapontum, (c.520 B.C.), silver stater, (7.93 g) on broad thin flan, obv. ear of corn in high relief, to right MET, circled border with dots, rev. ear of corn incuse, lined incused border, (cf.S.235, Noe [NN&M 32] Class V, No.117, SNG Lloyd 303 [same dies]). Cut on edge of obverse, weak in places, very fine and rare, only two reported from these dies.

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Lot 2926 Sale 123 Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Italy, Lucania, Metapontum, (c.480 B.C.), silver stater, (7.06 g), obv. six grain ear of corn, traces of [META], rev. six grain ear of corn, incuse, (cf.S.238, Noe 155ff, Class IX, SNG ANS 229-232, HN Italy 1482). Light weight, with surface oxidation around edge on obverse, fine/very fine.

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Lot 2927 Sale 123 Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Italy, Lucania, Metapontum, (c.480 B.C.), silver stater, (6.44 g), obv. six grain ear of corn, META upwards and some letters upside down on right, rev. six grain ear of corn, incuse, (cf.S.238, Noe 236, BMC 22. SNG Cop.1171, SNG Lockett 371). Very fine, of light weight, rare.

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Lot 2928 Sale 123 Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Italy, Lucania, Metapontum, (c.470-440 B.C.), silver diobol (0.98 g), obv. ear of barley with four grains without any ethnic, rev. incuse barley grain, flanked by annulets in relief, (S.240, Noe 300, HN Italy 1488 [diobol]). Very fine, toned.

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Lot 2929 Sale 123 Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Italy, Lucania, Metapontum, (c.340-330 B.C.), silver nomos, stater or didrachm, (7.77 g), obv. female head to left with hair bound up behind, K behind head, rev. seven grain ear barley leaf to right, META to left downwards, ivy leaf to right, (cf.S.410, Noe 514 [same dies], SNG ANS 384 [same dies], SNG Lockett 401 [same dies], SNG Munich 979 [same dies]). Die flaw on reverse, nearly very fine.

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Lot 2930 Sale 123 Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Italy, Lucania, Metapontum, (c.340-330 B.C.), silver momos, stater or didrachm (7.64 g), obv. female head left, rev. barley ear (M)ETA to left, mouse on leaf to right (cf S.410, Noe 472, same reverse die, SNG ANS 358). Toned, good fine and very scarce type.

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Lot 2931 Sale 123 Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Italy, Lucania, Metapontum, (c.340-330 B.C.), silver nomos, stater or didrachm, (7.62 g), obv. female head to left with hair bound up behind in a sphendone, rev. seven grain barley ear, leaf to right, META to left, legend or thymiaterion to right, (cf.S.410, cf.Noe 435 and 136). Toned, nearly very fine and a possibly unpublished type.

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Lot 2932 Sale 123 Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Italy, Lucania, Metapontum, (c.330-300 B.C.), silver diobol (0.63 g), obv. head of Apollo Karneios to left, rev. barley ear with leaf to right, tripod on leaf, (cf.S.419, cf.Johnston F6.2, HGC 1079); Metapontion. (c.330-290 B.C.), silver triobol (1.11 g), obv. wreathed head of Demeter to right, rev. six-grained barley ear with leaf to right, plow above leaf, META upwards on left, (S.420, Johnston F2, SNG ANS 525-526, HN Italy 1594, HGC 1073). Very fine; second fine, both scarce. (2)

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Lot 2933 Sale 123 Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Italy, Lucania, Poseidonia, (c.480-450 B.C.), silver stater or nomos, (8.01 g), obv. Poseidon, naked but for chlamys over shoulder, advancing to right brandishing trident, **[POMES]* reversed downwards, all within dotted circles rev. bull walking to left, all within incuse circle, above **POMES* (retrograde), (cf.S.424, HN 1114, BMC 22, SNG ANS 657, SNG Cop.1283, SNG Munich 1058). Very fine, short on obverse flan, very scarce.

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Lot 2934 Sale 123 Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Italy, Lucania, Sybaris, (c.550-510 B.C.), silver obol (0.34 g), obv. bull standing left, head reverted, [VM] below in exergue, rev. large M[V] monogram, pellets at corners. (S.248, SNG ANS 854, HN Italy 1739); another (c.550-510 B.C.), silver third nomos (1.65 g), obv. bull standing left, head right, [VM] in exergue, rev. incuse of obverse, (S.247, SNG Cop. 1392, HN Italy 1736). Very good to fine, first clipped down, second worn. (2)

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Lot 2935 Sale 123 Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Italy, Lucania, Thurium (Thourioi), (425 - 400 B.C.), silver nomos or stater (7.78 g), obv. helmeted head of Athena to right, helmet is decorated with wreath, rev. bull standing to left, **G* below, in exergue, fish to right, (cf.S.436, HN Italy 1759, SNG ANS 879 (similar dies). Nearly extremely fine and very rare as such.

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Lot 2936 Sale 123 Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Italy, Lucania, Thurium (Thourioi), (c.350-281 B.C.), silver stater or nomos, (7.23 g), obv. head of Athena to right wearing crested Athenian helmet, ornamented with figure of Scylla, shield object before, rev. bull butting to right, Nike flying above to right, symbol behind, in exergue **QOURIWN*, (cf.S.447, cf.SNG Cop.1463, cf.McClean 1309). Original coin very fine but with porosity, surface scratches, otherwise fine.

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Lot 2937 Sale 123 Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

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]* and a tunny fish to right, plain exergual line, (S.438, BMC 21, SNG Munich 1178). Extremely fine and very rare as such.

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