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Italy, Campania, Neapolis (Naples), (c.340-240 B.C.), silver stater or didrachm, (7.22 grams), obv. head of nymph to right, bunch of grapes behind, X before, rev. bull walking to right, crowned by Nike flying right above, below bull K, in exergue NEOPOLITWN, (cf.S.307, Sambon 472, SNG ANS 362 [same dies]). Unusual, almost full flan, toned, nearly very fine and scarce.
Estimate $250
SOLD $130
Italy, Campania, Neapolis (Naples), (c.400-240 B.C.), silver nomos, or stater, (7.070 grams), obv. head of nymph to right, X behind, rev. bull walking to right, crowned by Nike flying above, **Q* below, (cf.S.307, SNG ANS 367, Sambon 476, [same dies]); Calabria, Taras, (302-281 B.C.), silver drachms (2), (3.084 and 2.936 grams), obv. Athena helmeted head right, rev. TAP to left, owl with closed wings standing right, olive spray to right, another similar with IOP and club to right, (S.367, SNG ANS 1304, other SNG ANS 1310). All bright, second coin very fine, others very good - fine. (3)
Estimate $150
SOLD $220
Italy, Campania, Nola, (c.400-390 B.C.), silver Stater, (6.842 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]WLAIW[N], (cf.S.312 [£275], Rutter 1 [obv. die 1, reverse die 1]). Good fine and very rare.
Estimate $250
SOLD $170
Italy, Apulia, Luceria, (c.220 B.C.), quincunx, (40.5 grams), obv. four spoke wheel, rev. four spoke wheel with five dots in one quarter, (S.-, Thurlow-Vecchi 281, SNG Cop. 648). Very fine and rare.
Estimate $180
SOLD $360
Italy, Apulia, Luceria, (c.220 B.C.), biunx, (17.596 grams), obv. scallop shell, rev. knucklebone and two dots, (S.-, Thurlow-Vecchi 284, SNG Cop. 653). Very fine and rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $290
Italy, Calabria, Tarentum (Taras), (500-473 B.C.), silver stater or nomos, (8.098 grams), obv. Taras seated to left on dolphin holding cuttlefish, **[TARAS]* reversed to right above, scallop shell below, rev. wheel of four spokes, (cf.S.223, Vl.84 [This Coin, p.13, Pl.III], cf.SNG ANS 830 similar dies]). Obverse off centred, otherwise nearly very fine and rare.
Estimate $900
SOLD $740
Italy, Calabria, Taras, (281-272 B.C.), silver stater, (6.444 grams), obv. naked boy rider crowning stationary horse to right, **IW* to left, below **IALO* above Ionic column, rev. Taras astride a dolphin to left, holding distaff and akrostolion, to right AN, below TAPA**S* letters, (cf.S.363, cf.Vl.803-808 [different dies], SNG ANS 1149 [same dies]). Toned, well centred, extremely fine and scarce type.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,250
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, very fine.
Estimate $350
SOLD $270
Italy, Lucania, Metapontum, (c.400-350 B.C.), silver stater, (7.62 grams), obv. head of Apollo to right, laureate, with **[APOL] on neck base, rev. corn ear, MET[A] to right, stalk to left with owl alighting, (cf.S.410, Noe [NN&M 47, 1984] 464, SNG ANS 352 [same dies]). Good fine/fine and scarce.
Estimate $180
SOLD $0
Italy, Lucania, Metapontum, (c.400-350 B.C.), silver stater or nomos (7.266 grams), obv. head of female (Kore) to right, wearing earring, rev. corn ear, META to left, stalk to right with pomegranate above, (cf.S.404, Noe [NN&M 47, 1984] 491, SNG ANS 370, SNG Munich 978 (all same dies). Nearly very fine and rare.
Estimate $350
SOLD $180
Italy, Lucania, Metapontum, (c.400-350 B.C.), silver stater, (7.360 grams), obv. head of female to right, the hair is held bound by a sphendone or sakkos, rev. corn ear, **METAP to left, stalk to right, **LU above stalk, (cf.S.409, Noe [NN&M 47, 1984] 497, SNG Cop. 1203 [same dies]). Very fine and very scarce.
Estimate $300
SOLD $150
Italy, Lucania, Metapontum, (c.335-330 B.C.), silver stater, (7.64 grams), obv. bearded Corinthian helmeted head of Leukippos to right, lion head behind, 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, cf.SNG Ash.728). Small dumpy flan, obverse porosity, otherwise fine/very fine and scarce.
Estimate $150
SOLD $0
Italy, Lucania, Metapontum, (c.335-330 B.C.), silver stater, (7.56 grams), obv. bearded Corinthian helmeted head of Leukippos to right, lion head behind, rev. ear of corn, to right [M]ETA, to left club erect over leaf, [AM]I below, (S.415, Johnston [NN&M 164] Class B.2.31, SNG Ash.728). Nearly very fine, scarce.
Estimate $300
SOLD $170
Italy, Lucania, Metapontum, (c.330-280 B.C.), silver triobol, (1.00 grams), obv. Athena in Corinthian helmet to right, rev. ear of barley, [M]ETA to left, cornucopiae to right, (S.421, Noe F21, SNG Lockett 430, SNG Lloyd 401). Fine/nearly very fine, scarce.
Estimate $80
SOLD $0
Italy, Lucanaia, Poseidonia, (c.480-450 B.C.), silver stater or didrachm, (7.796 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.
Estimate $250
SOLD $0
Italy, Lucania, Sybaris, (c.530-510 B.C.), silver stater, (7.89 grams), obv. bull standing to left, looking back, YM above, rev. bull standing to right, looking back, but incuse, and no legend, (cf.S.245 [£700], SNG Cop. 1390, SNG ANS 819 [same dies]). Short on flan as usual but about full weight, otherwise very fine/nearly extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $1,800
SOLD $2,300
Italy, Lucania, Thurium (Thourioi), (350-300 B.C.), silver nomos, stater or didrachm, (7.542 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 1009 [very similar dies]). Nearly very fine and scarce.
Estimate $250
SOLD $210
Italy, Lucania, Thurium (Thourioi), (c.350 B.C.), silver nomos, stater or didrachm, (7.748 grams), obv. head of Athena to right wearing crested Athenian helmet, ornamented with figure of Scylla, rev. bull butting to right, **YOURIWN and HP monogram above, tunny fish below in exergue, dotted exergual line, (cf.S.442; SNG ANS 1041 [same dies]). Well centred coin, good fine and a very rare magistrate monogram type.
Estimate $400
SOLD $200
Italy, Lucania, Velia, (c.290-280/275 B.C.), silver nomos, stater or didrachm, (7.344 grams), obv. head of Athena to left, wearing Attic helmet, IE behind, rev. lion pulling down stag, **[UELHTWN] ethnic off the flan, (cf.S.453, Williams Period IX, SNG Munich 896, SNG Cop. 1590). Small flan, nearly very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $400
Italy, Bruttium, Croton (Kroton), (420-400 B.C.), silver nomos, stater or didrachm (7.316 grams), obv. eagle standing to left, holding serpent, rev. tripod, QPO to left, to right ear of barley, (S.471, cf.SNG ANS 348/-, BMC 73). Nearly very fine and rare.
Estimate $350
SOLD $300
Greek bronze issues, Italy, Bruttium, Brettian League, (215-205 B.C.), AE 26, (13.308 grams), obv. Ares head to left wearing Corinthian helmet, rev. BPETTI**WN* to left, Hera Hoplosmia advancing right, boar in field to right, (S.702, Scheu 68 [Num.Chron. 1961]); Sicily, Catana, (after 212 B.C.), AE 20, (6.944 grams), obv. head of Zeus Ammon to right, rev. Aequitas standing facing, holding scales and cornucopia, monograms to left and right, (S.1075, SNG ANS 1298-1301); Sicily, Tauromenium, (254-210 B.C.), AE 19, (6.636 grams), obv. Apollo head left, rev. tripod lebes, to right **APOL/[LWNOS*, (cf.S.1243, SNG ANS 1129-1130). Fine - very fine. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $130
Sicily, Acragas (Agrigentum), (c.520-472 B.C.), silver didrachm, (8.692 grams), obv. eagle with closed wings standing to left, AK behind, RA in front, rev. crab within circular incuse field, corn grain below, (cf.S.709, SNG Cop.40 [Pl.1 same dies]. cf.SNG ANS 956-7 [similar but eagle right]). Slightly off centred, of good silver with grey patina, very fine and a very rare type.
Estimate $900
SOLD $800
Sicily, Gela, (c.465-450 B.C.), silver litra, (0.518 grams), obv. horse standing right, rein trailing from mouth, wreath above, dotted border, rev. forepart of man-headed bull to right, CE**LA* above, (S.791 [£125], dies not in Jenkins, cf.SNG ANS 54). Fine and rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $80
Sicily, Panormos, (c.405-400 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.496 grams), obv. fast quadriga driven to left by male charioteer, Nike flying right crowning charioteer traces, Punic legend in exergue 'sys', rev. diademed head of Persephone to right, surrounded by four dolphins, (S.885 [p.92, £900], Jenkins SNR 50, No.11, [O 3/R 11, Pl.8, same dies], cf.Hess Leu Sale 1966 [lot 174, same dies] and Glendining Sale Dec. 1963, No.136 [same dies]). Toned, small flan as usual, slightly off centred on the reverse, otherwise good very fine and extremely rare with only four published pieces known for this type.
Estimate $2,300
SOLD $2,000
Sicily, Syracuse, (c.485-479 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.808 grams), obv. slow quadriga driven to left by male charioteer, Nike flying left crowning horses, rev. **SU*R**A KO S I O N around to right, head of Artemis-Arethusa to right, diadem of beads, four dolphins around, (cf.S.913, Boehringer 75 same dies [obverse 36/reverse 50 dies], BMC 22 [same dies]). Very fine with a large flan, a very rare die combination.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $2,000
Sicily, Syracuse, (485-480 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.278 grams), obv. slow quadriga driven to right by male charioteer, Nike flying right crowning horses, rev. **SUPAKO S IO N around to right, head of Artemis-Arethusa to right, hair waved and turned up behind under diadem of beads, four dolphins around, (cf.S.913, Boehringer 117 [obv.53/rev.42 same dies], Randazzo Hoard No.271 [This Coin]). Attractive even grey tone, well centred, very fine and a rare combination of dies.
Estimate $2,400
SOLD $1,800
Sicily, Syracuse, (c.485-479 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.216 grams), obv. slow quadriga driven to right by male charioteer, Nike flying right crowning horses, rev. **SU*R**A KO S I O N around to right, head of Artemis-Arethusa to right, diadem of beads, four dolphins around, (cf.S.913, Boehringer 355 same dies [obverse 176/reverse 248 dies], Nanteuil Collection (No.327) = Sangiorgi Martinetti Sale 18.11.1907 (lot743 same dies]). Slight off centred on the reverse as on other examples, otherwise good very fine with excellent metal, toned, and a very rare die combination.
Estimate $2,500
SOLD $2,400
Sicily, Syracuse, (c.460-440 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.436 grams), obv. slow quadriga driven to right by male charioteer, Nike flying left crowning charioteer, ketos (sea-serpent) to right in exergue, rev. **SURAKOSI O N before and around, head of Artemis-Arethusa to right, hair bound up behind head with a cord, four dolphins around swimming clockwise, (cf.S.925 [£950], Boehringer 582 [obverse die V289, reverse die R395], Boston 380 [same dies], SNG Munich 1027 [same dies], Jameson 762a [same dies, Pl.XLVII]). Striking edge cracks, minor surface roughness, very fine or better and very scarce.
Estimate $1,200
SOLD $950
Sicily, Syracuse, (c.480 B.C.), silver obol, (0.624 grams), obv. Artemis-Arethusa head to right in dotted border, rev. wheel of four spokes, (S.917, cf.Boeringer 363, cf.SNG ANS 116-8). Nearly very fine, scarce.
Estimate $100
SOLD $90
Sicily, Syracuse, Philistis wife of Hieron II (275-215 B.C.), silver sixteen litrai, (12.932 grams), obv. diademed and veiled head of Philistis to left, behind traces of eight pointed star, rev. quadriga to right driven by Nike with horses walking, above star and **BASILISSAS, to right K, below **FILISTIDOS*, (S.989, SNG ANS 879). Some edge chipping and minor porosity, very fine or better and rare.
Estimate $900
SOLD $600