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Italy, Lucania, Metapontum, (c.335-330 B.C.), silver stater or didrachm, (7.96 grams), obv. bearded Corinthian helmeted head of Leukippos to right, behind lion's head to right, trace of monogram under chin, rev. ear of corn, to right META, to left club erect over leaf, [A]MI below, (S.415, Johnston [NN&M 164] Class B, 2.34, SNG Oxford 727). Very fine and scarce.
Estimate $300
SOLD $0
Italy, Lucania, Metapontum, (c.335-330 B.C.), silver stater or didrachm, (7.82 grams), obv. bearded Corinthian helmeted head of Leukippos to right, behind dog seated to left paw raised, trace of monogram under chin, rev. ear of corn, to left META, to right bird with open wings, A[MI] below, (cf.S.415, Johnston [NN&M 164] Class B, 3.2, SNG Oxford 737). Very fine and scarce.
Estimate $250
SOLD $0
Italy, Lucania, Metapontum, (c.320-290 B.C.), silver stater, (7.93 grams), obv. head of Demeter to right wreathed in ears of corn, **DAI below chin, rev. corn ear, META to left, leaf of stalk to right, and plough above, MAX blow leaf, (cf.S.416, cf.Johnston [NN&M 164] Class C, 1.62 very similar dies). Off centred on the obverse, distinctive edge flaws and cracks, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $200
Italy, Lucania, Metapontum, (c.300 B.C.), silver stater or nomos, (7.89 grams), obv. three quarter facing bust of Demeter partially to right, wearing corn wreath, to right in field A[G], rev. ear of corn, MET[A] upwards to left, **AQA to right, leaf with bucranium above, (S.417; Fitzwilliam Colln. 503 (same obverse die) and 504-5 (same reverse die); Johnston [NN&M 164] Class C, 2., same obverse die as C 2.2-2.4, reverse die for 2.9). Nearly very fine/very fine and very rare.
Estimate $400
SOLD $0
Italy, Lucania, Metapontum, (c.320-290 B.C.), silver stater, (7.59 grams), obv. head of Demeter to left, with necklace, wreathed with barley leaves, hair visible under chin, rev. corn ear, META to right, tongs above stalk on left, and **[AQ]A to left under stalk, (cf.S.416, Johnston [NN&M 164] Class C, 4.17, Berlin specimen from Lobbecke [same dies]). Good very fine with some edge porosity, rare.
Estimate $300
SOLD $380
Italy, Lucania, Metapontum, (c.320-290 B.C.), silver stater, (7.92 grams), obv. head of Demeter to left, with necklace, wreathed with barley leaves, hair visible under chin, rev. corn ear, META to right, hayfork above stalk on left, and **DA to left under stalk, (cf.S.416, Johnston [NN&M 164] Class C, 5.16, Coates specimen Glasgow, 2798 [same dies]). Weak on wreath, very fine/good very fine and very scarce.
Estimate $250
SOLD $180
Italy, Lucania, Metapontum, (c.320-290 B.C.), silver stater, (7.80 grams), obv. head of Demeter to left, wearing pendant, some hair visible under chin, rev. corn ear, META to right, griffin to right above stalk on left, and **LU to left under stalk, (cf.S.416, Johnston [NN&M 164] Class C, 6.6, SNG Ash. 762, [same dies]). Very fine and scarce.
Estimate $250
SOLD $0
Italy, Lucania, Metapontum, (c.320-290 B.C.), silver stater, (7.83 grams), obv. head of Demeter to left, wearing pendant, some hair visible under chin, rev. corn ear, META to right, Artemis-Hekate running to right above stalk on left, and **LU to left under stalk, (cf.S.416, Johnston [NN&M 164] Class C, 7.4, SNG Delepierre 338, [same dies]). Good fine and scarce.
Estimate $250
SOLD $200
Italy, Lucania, Metapontum, (c.320-290 B.C.), silver stater, (7.86 grams), obv. head of Demeter to right, EY below chin, rev. corn ear, META to left, star above stalk to right, and **[L]U partially off flan to left of corn ear, (cf.S.416, Johnston [NN&M 164] Class C, 8.13 same dies, Naville 12 18/10/1926 No.427 same dies). Off centred on the obverse, otherwise good fine and rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $150
Italy, Lucania, Metapontum, (c.320-290 B.C.), silver stater, (7.85 grams), obv. head of Demeter to right, wearing pendant, some hair visible under chin, rev. corn ear, META to left, Nike to left with wreath above stalk on right, and **LU to left under stalk, (cf.S.416, Johnston [NN&M 164] Class C, 9.1, SNG ANS 498, [same dies]). Good fine and rare.
Estimate $250
SOLD $210
Italy, Lucania, Metapontum, (c.320-290 B.C.), silver stater, (7.74 grams), obv. head of Demeter to left, wearing pendant, rev. corn ear, META to right, amphora to left above stalk on left, and **FI to left under stalk, (cf.S.416, Johnston [NN&M 164] Class C, 11.4, SNG ANS 486, [same dies]). Good fine and scarce.
Estimate $250
SOLD $300
Italy, Lucania, Metapontum, (c.320-290 B.C.), silver stater, (7.67 grams), obv. head of Demeter to left, wearing pendant, rev. corn ear, META to right, alabastron to right above stalk on left, and **DI to left under stalk, (cf.S.416, Johnston [NN&M 164] Class C, 11.11, SNG ANS 488, [same dies]). Good fine and rare.
Estimate $250
SOLD $190
Italy, Lucanaia, Poseidonia, (c.480-450 B.C.), silver stater or didrachm, (7.58 grams), obv. Poseidon, naked but for chlamys over shoulder, advancing brandishing trident, [**POMES], rev. bull walking to left, all within shallow incuse square, above **EMOP (retrograde), (cf. S.424, SNG Cop.1278-9, SNG ANS 652). Fine/very fine, and very scarce. $$ The use of reversed legends appears on a number of these coins from this city.
Estimate $200
SOLD $0
Italy, Lucania, Poseidonia, (480-400 B.C.), silver stater or didrachm (7.48 grams), obv. Poseidon naked except for chlamys over shoulder, advancing to right, brandishing trident to right, behind **D, **[POSEIDWN], rev. bull standing to left, legend above **[POSEIDAN], (cf.S.424, SNG ANS 670-671 [same dies about the same condition]). Fine and rare.
Estimate $120
SOLD $150
Italy, Lucania, Poseidonia, (480-400 B.C.), silver stater or didrachm (7.47 grams), obv. Poseidon naked except for chlamys over shoulder, advancing to right, brandishing trident to right, behind **POSEIDWN, dolphin before downwards, rev. bull standing to left, within shallow circular incuse retrograde laurel spray before, in exergue dolphin, legend above **[PO]SEIDANIA, (cf.S.424, SNG ANS 686). Good fine and rare.
Estimate $220
SOLD $270
Italy, Lucania, Sybaris, (c.530-510 B.C.), silver third stater, (2.24 grams), obv. bull standing to left, looking back, VM in exergue, rev. bull standing to right, looking back, but incuse, and no legend, (S.246, BMC 9, SNG ANS 847-852). Fine/very fine and scarce.
Estimate $180
SOLD $0
Italy, Lucania, Thurium (Thourioi), (400-350 B.C.), silver distater, (15.29 grams), obv. head of Athena to left wearing crested Athenian helmet, ornamented with figure of Scylla, rev. bull butting to right, **[YOURI]WN above, tunny fish below in exergue, (S.441; cf.SNG ANS 963 [same obverse die]; BMC 31, Naville sale IV No. 104; Noe [NN&M 71], Group E, die E2 (same dies). Off centred, otherwise nearly very fine/very fine and rare.
Estimate $400
SOLD $0
Italy, Lucania, Thurium (Thourioi), (400-350 B.C.), silver distater, (15.52 grams), obv. head of Athena to right wearing crested Athenian helmet, ornamented with figure of Scylla, rev. bull butting to right, **YOURIWN above, tunny fish below in exergue, (S.440; cf.SNG ANS 970; Naville I Pozzi sale No. 229, Noe [NN&M 71] Group F, die F28 obverse, 26 reverse). Surface porosity, otherwise nearly very fine/very fine and rare.
Estimate $400
SOLD $300
Italy, Lucania, Thurium (Thourioi), (400-350 B.C.), silver stater, (7.58 grams), obv. head of Athena to left wearing crested Athenian helmet, ornamented with figure of Scylla, rev. bull butting to right, YOURI[WN] above, tunny fish below in exergue, exergual line, (cf.S.442; SNG ANS 1000 [same dies]). Good fine and rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $300
Italy, Lucania, Thurium (Thourioi), (400-350 B.C.), silver stater, (7.61 grams), obv. head of Athena to right wearing crested Athenian helmet, ornamented with figure of Scylla, rev. bull butting to right, YOURIW[N] above, tunny fish below in exergue, exergual line a series of dots, (cf.S.442; cf.SNG ANS 1015 [similar dies]). Nearly very fine.
Estimate $180
SOLD $0
Italy, Lucania, Thurium (Thourioi), (400-350 B.C.), silver stater, (7.57 grams), obv. head of Athena to right wearing crested Athenian helmet, ornamented with figure of Scylla, E before helmet, rev. bull butting to right, YOURIW[N] above, tunny fish below in exergue, exergual line a series of dots, (cf.S.442; SNG ANS 1015 [same dies]). Good fine and rare.
Estimate $180
SOLD $200
Italy, Lucania, Thurium (Thourioi), (400-350 B.C.), silver stater, (7.59 grams), obv. head of Athena to right wearing crested Athenian helmet, ornamented with figure of Scylla, rev. bull butting to right, YOURIWN above, tunny fish below in exergue, exergual line, (cf.S.442; SNG ANS 1017 [same dies]). Good fine and scarce.
Estimate $160
SOLD $200
Italy, Lucania, Thurium (Thourioi), (400-350 B.C.), silver stater, (7.64 grams), obv. head of Athena to right wearing crested Athenian helmet, ornamented with figure of Scylla, rev. bull butting to right, YOURIW[N] above, [tunny fish below] in exergue, on exergual line partial legend of MOLOSSO, (S.443; SNG ANS 1026 [same dies]). Fine/very fine and scarce.
Estimate $200
SOLD $0
Italy, Lucanaia, Thurium (Thourioi), (c.400-350 B.C.), silver stater, (7.50 grams), obv. crested helmeted head of Athena to right ornamented with figure of Scylla, rev. bull butting to right, QOURIW[N] above, tunny fish in exergue, partial legend [MO]LOSSO on exergual line, (S.443, SNG Cop. 1434 [same dies], SNG ANS 1026 [same obverse die]). Good fine, and a rare signed Thurium issue.
Estimate $200
SOLD $0
Italy, Lucania, Thurium (Thourioi), (350-300 B.C.), silver stater, (7.48 grams), obv. head of Athena to right wearing crested Athenian helmet, ornamented with figure of Scylla, rev. bull butting to right, YOURIWN above, ivy leaf below bull, tunny fish in exergue, dotted exergual line, (cf.S.442; SNG ANS 1037 [same or very similar dies]). Good fine/ nearly very fine and scarce.
Estimate $180
SOLD $200
Italy, Lucania, Thurium (Thourioi), (c.350 B.C.), silver stater, (7.75 grams), obv. head of Athena to right wearing crested Athenian helmet, ornamented with figure of Scylla, rev. bull butting to right, YOURIWN and branch above, [tunny fish] below in exergue, exergual line, (cf.S.447; SNG ANS 1039 [same dies]). Good fine and scarce.
Estimate $200
SOLD $250
Italy, Lucania, Thurium (Thourioi), (350-300 B.C.), silver stater, (7.83 grams), obv. head of Athena to right wearing crested Athenian helmet, ornamented with figure of Scylla, rev. bull butting to right, YOURIWN above, HP monogram above bull, tunny fish in exergue, with dotted exergual line, (cf.S.442; SNG ANS 1041 [same dies]). Good fine/ nearly very fine and scarce.
Estimate $220
SOLD $0
Italy, Lucania, Thurium (Thourioi), (350-300 B.C.), silver stater, (7.61 grams), obv. head of Athena to right wearing crested Athenian helmet, ornamented with figure of Scylla, rev. bull butting to right, YOURIWN above, HP monogram above bull, tunny fish in exergue, with dotted exergual line, (cf.S.442; SNG ANS 1041 [same dies]). Good fine/ nearly very fine and scarce.
Estimate $220
SOLD $0
Italy, Lucania, Thurium (Thourioi), (350-300 B.C.), silver stater, (7.70 grams), obv. head of Athena to right wearing crested Athenian helmet, ornamented with figure of Scylla, rev. bull butting to right, YOURIWN above, HP monogram below bull, tunny fish in exergue, with plain exergual line, (cf.S.442; cf.SNG ANS 1042 [very similar dies]). Good fine/ nearly very fine and scarce.
Estimate $180
SOLD $160
Italy, Lucania, Thurium (Thourioi), (350 -300 B.C.), silver stater, (7.72 grams), obv. head of Athena to right wearing crested Athenian helmet, ornamented with figure of Scylla, rev. bull butting to right, **YOURIWN and **F above, tunny fish below in exergue, dotted exergual line, (cf.S.447; SNG ANS 1045 [same dies]). Nearly very fine and scarce.
Estimate $220
SOLD $150