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Italy, Campania, Neapolis (Naples), (c.340-240 B.C.), silver stater or nomos, (7.428 grams), obv. head of nymph to right, X behind, rev. bull walking to right, crowned by Nike flying right above, below **Q*, below exergue **[NEOPOLITWN]*, (cf.S.300, Sambon 476, SNG ANS 368 [same dies], SNG Milan 123, BMC 69, SNG Cop. 436). Small flan and slightly off centred on reverse, otherwise good very fine/very fine, scarce with attractive grey and blue tone.
Estimate $200
SOLD $90
Italy, Campania, Neapolis (Naples), (250-200 B.C.), AE 15, (2.966 grams), obv. male head (Dioscouros) to right, to left a star behind, rev. horseman to left, HP monogram below, in exergue **NEOPOLITWN, (S.560, cf.SNG ANS 538-549). Attractive dark green patina, nearly extremely fine/very fine, reverse off centred.
Estimate $150
SOLD $0
Italy, Campania, Nola, (c.400-390 B.C.), silver Stater or nomos, (6.697 grams), obv. head of helmeted Athena right with owl and wreath on helmet, AE behind neck, rev. man-headed bull walking to right, AE below, above **[N]WLAIWN, (cf.S.312 [£275], Rutter 1 [obv. die 1, reverse die 1]). Good fine/fine and very rare.
Estimate $220
SOLD $120
Italy, Campania, Nola, (c.390-385 B.C.), silver stater or nomos, (6.914 grams), obv. head of nymph to right, rev. man-headed bull walking to left, crowned by Nike flying left above, below in exergue **NWLAIWN, double exergue line, (cf.S.311 [£250], Rutter 33 [obv. die 13 same die, reverse die 24]). The reverse double struck, giving the man-headed bull and extended length, otherwise good fine/fine and very rare.
Estimate $220
SOLD $120
Italy, Calabria, Tarentum (Taras), (c.480-470 B.C.), silver stater or nomos, (7.52 grams), obv. Taras seated to left on dolphin holding cuttlefish, **TARAS* to right above, scallop shell below, obv. hippocamp to left, (cf.S.224, Vl.133, cf.SNG ANS 841/840 same dies]). Obverse porosity, nearly fine/good fine, and rare.
Estimate $280
SOLD $0
Italy, Calabria, Tarentum (Taras), (272-235 B.C.), silver nomos, stater or didrachm, (6.488 grams), obv. naked rider crowning stationary horse to left, below horse **LUKI NOS* in two lines, above to right **SU*, rev. Taras astride a dolphin to left, holding a chlamys on left arm and trident in right hand, to right, owl, **TA RAS below, (cf.S.374, Vl.838, SNG ANS 1168). Very fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $170
Italy, Calabria, Tarentum (Taras), (272-235 B.C.), silver stater or nomos, (6.128 grams), obv. naked horseman on prancing horse to right holding lance downwards, shield behind, below **ARI [STO KHLS] in two lines, above to left **DI, rev. Taras astride a dolphin to left, holding a kantharos and trident, to right a head of nymph to left, **TARA[S] below, (S.375, cf.Vl.879, cf.SNG ANS 1198). Dark tone, nearly very fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $170
Italy, Calabria, Tarentum (Taras), (272-235 B.C.), silver stater or nomos, (6.236 grams), obv. naked horseman on prancing horse to right holding lance downwards, shield behind, below **ARI STO KHLS] in two lines, above to left **DI, rev. Taras astride a dolphin to left, holding a kantharos and trident, to right a head of nymph to left, **TARA[S] below, (S.375, Vl.880, cf.SNG ANS 1198). Very fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $150
Italy, Calabria, Tarentum (Taras), (272-235 B.C.), silver stater or nomos, (6.446 grams), obv. naked rider on stationary horse to right, Nike flying to right above crowning him from behind, below traces of **DAMOKRITOS, above to right EY, rev. Taras astride a dolphin to right, holding a cornucopiae and trident, to left monogram of **IWPV, **TAPA S below, (cf.S.374, cf.Vl.913-926, cf.SNG ANS 1234). Obverse porosity, toned, otherwise very fine/good very fine, a die combination not in Vlasto.
Estimate $350
SOLD $360
Italy, Calabria, Tarentum (Taras), (340-300 B.C.), silver diobol, (1.062 grams), obv. head of Athena to right, wearing crested helmet, ornamented with hippocamp, rev. Herakles wrestling lion, (cf.S.351 [£45], SNG ANS 1414). Very fine.
Estimate $60
SOLD $50
Italy, Lucania, Herakleia, (433-380 B.C.), silver diobol, (1.150 grams), obv. head of young Herakles to right, wearing lion skin, rev. lion running right, H E above, (S.386 [£90], SNG ANS 9, SNG Cop. 1099-1100). Good fine and scarce.
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Italy, Lucania, Herakleia, (330-280 B.C.), silver stater or nomos, (7.84 grams), obv. head of Athena to right wearing laureate crested Attic helmet, ornamented with Scylla, K to right, rev. Heracles standing facing, club in hand, holding lion's skin, Nike crowning Herakles, to right [I-HPAK**LHIWN], to left **AL, S* to right , (cf.S.391; Work 54a [same dies], SNG ANS 69 [same dies]). Weakly struck on obverse, otherwise very fine and a very rare type.
Estimate $450
SOLD $0
Italy, Lucania, Herakleia, (380-281 B.C.), silver diobol, (1.080 grams), obv. head of Athena to right, wearing crested helmet, ornamented with hippocamp, rev. Herakles wrestling lion, (cf.S.392 [£60], SNG ANS 30). Good fine and scarce.
Estimate $130
SOLD $140
Italy, Lucania, Herakleia, (282-271 B.C.), silver stater of reduced standard, (5.73 grams), obv. head of Athena to right, wearing Corinthian helmet, rev. Heracles standing holding club and lion skin and a bow, owl flying on left, (cf.S.396, SNG Cop.1108). With surface defects including scratches, nearly very fine and scarce.
Estimate $120
SOLD $90
Italy, Lucania, Metapontum, (510-480 B.C.), silver twelfth stater, (0.976 grams), obv. ear of corn, rev. incuse barley grain, (S.240 [£65], Noe 300 [same dies]). Good fine and scarce.
Estimate $80
SOLD $140
Italy, Lucania, Metapontum, (c.400-350 B.C.), silver stater or nomos (7.7 grams), obv. head of female to right, wearing band, all enclosed within wreath, rev. corn ear, ME to right, stalk to left, (cf.S.406, Noe [NN&M 47, 1984] 416, Naville 5, No.450, 451 same dies). Good fine and scarce.
Estimate $200
SOLD $110
Italy, Lucania, Metapontum, (c.400-350 B.C.), silver stater or nomos, (7.60 grams), by Aristoxenos, obv. head of female (Kore) to right, the hair falls into thick tresses, wearing ear of barley, barley grain behind, [API] to right of neck, rev. corn ear, META**PO[N] to right, a locust with head upwards to left, (S.409 [£650], Noe [NN&M 47, 1984] 439, Jameson 324, SNG ANS 335, BMC 83 [all three from the same dies]). Off centred on the obverse, otherwise good very fine/very fine and rare.
Estimate $450
SOLD $0
Italy, Lucania, Metapontum, (c.400-350 B.C.), silver stater or nomos, (7.55 grams), obv. head of female to right, the hair is held bound by a sphendone or sakkos, rev. corn ear, META to left, stalk to right, [K reversed above stalk], (cf.S.409, Noe [NN&M 47, 1984] 514, SNG ANS 384 [same dies]). Very fine and very scarce.
Estimate $300
SOLD $0
Italy, Lucania, Sybaris, (c.530-510 B.C.), silver third stater, (2.154 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, SNG Lockett 460, SNG Cop. 1392). Good fine and scarce.
Estimate $400
SOLD $0
Italy, Lucania, Thurium (Thourioi), (350-300 B.C.), silver stater or nomos, (7.7 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 in exergue, with plain exergual line, (cf.S.442; SNG ANS 1002 [very similar dies]). Nearly very fine and scarce.
Estimate $200
SOLD $130
Italy, Lucania, Thurium (Thourioi), (350 -300 B.C.), silver stater or nomos, (7.5 grams), obv. head of Athena to right wearing crested Athenian helmet, ornamented with figure of Scylla, rev. bull butting to right, **YOURI[WN], tunny fish below in exergue, exergual line, (cf.S.447; SNG ANS 1052 [same dies]). Fine and scarce.
Estimate $180
SOLD $100
Italy, Lucania, Thurium (Thourioi), (350-300 B.C.), silver stater or nomos, (7.6 grams), obv. head of Athena to right wearing crested Athenian helmet, ornamented with figure of Scylla, rev. bull butting to right, **YOURIWN and **NYS above, tunny fish below dotted base line in the exergue, (cf.S.447; SNG ANS 1054 [same dies]). Good fine/fine and rare.
Estimate $180
SOLD $110
Italy, Bruttium, Petelia, (280-216 B.C.), AE 20, (7.184 grams), obv. veiled head of Demeter to right, wreathed with barley, dotted border, rev. naked Zeus facing striding to left, hurling thunderbolt and holding sceptre, in two lines **PETH LINWN*, (S.678, cf.SNG Cop. 1907, SNG Munich 1548). Attractive partial green patina, good very fine and very scarce.
Estimate $150
SOLD $130
Italy, Bruttium, Petelia, (280-216 B.C.), AE 12, (1.968 grams), obv. bound head of Artemis to right, dotted border, rev. hound running to right, above and below **PETH/LINWN*, (S.-; SNG Cop. 1913; BMC -). Attractive green patina, near extremely fine, rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $150
Italy, Bruttium, Rhegium, (350-270 B.C.), AE 18, (4.272 grams), obv. lion's scalp facing, rev. laureate head of Apollo to right with long hair, behind a caduceus, (S.684; Boutin, Pozzi Collection, 840 [this coin]; BMC 62-3). Attractive green patina, very fine, rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $150
Italy, Bruttium, Brettian League, (215-205 B.C.), AE 27 (reduced sextans), (14.21 grams), obv. helmeted head of bearded Ares to left, rev. **BRETTIWN to left, Hera Hoplosmia armed with spear and shield advancing right, fulmen [thunderbolt] to right, (S.702, SNG ANS 76). Green patina, very fine and very scarce.
Estimate $120
SOLD $70
Sicily, Akragas, (275-240 B.C.), AE 19, (4.582 grams), obv. laureate head of Apollo to right, dotted border, rev. two eagles to left, one with a hare in its talons, (S.-; SNG ANS 1130-1134, BMC 140). Attractive brown patina, nearly extremely fine, rare.
Estimate $120
SOLD $120
Sicily, Akragas, (275-240 B.C.), AE 19, (3.918 grams), obv. laureate head of Apollo to right, line border, rev. two eagles to left, one with a hare in its talons, (S.-; SNG ANS 1130-1134, BMC 140). Attractive apple green patina, good very fine, rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Sicily, Catana, (450-420 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.150 grams), obv. slow quadriga driven to right by male charioteer holding goad, rev. laureate head of Apollo to right, hair turned up behind, before off flan [KATANAION], (S.767 [£1500], cf.SNG ANS 1247 [similar dies], BMC 23 [same dies], Rizzo Pl.XI, No.7, [same dies as this example]). Off centred on the obverse, pitting and porosity edge striking split, otherwise good fine/ nearly fine, rare.
Estimate $500
SOLD $420
Sicily, Gela, (c.430-425 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.842 grams), obv. slow quadriga driven right by male charioteer holding reins, wreath above rev. forepart of man headed bull to right with long beard, branch behind, above **[GE]LAS, (cf.S.795, Jenkins 396, obv. 82, rev. 165 [same dies, notes only four examples known of these dies], SNG ANS 80 [same dies]). Heavy porosity on the reverse and light pitting on the obverse, otherwise nearly very fine and a rare die combination.
Estimate $500
SOLD $440