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R
ARE
S
YBARIS
S
ILVER
N
OMOS
,
CA
. 550-510 BC
Enlargement
1708
Lucania, Sybaris. Silver Nomos (7.98 g), ca. 550-510 BC
. VM in exergue, bull standing left, head right.
Reverse:
Incuse bull standing
right, head left. SNG ANS 828-44; Basel 169; HN Italy 1729. Well centered and struck. Cleaned long ago. Dark old collection toning.
Choice
Very Fine
.
Estimated Value ............................................................................................................................................................... $2,500 - 3,000
Private purchase from Tom Cederlind
.
Enlargement
1709
Lucania, Thourion. Silver Nomos (6.45 g), after 280 BC
. Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with Skylla hurl-
ing a stone; on neck guard, EY.
Reverse:
ΘΟΥΡΙΩ
[
Ν
], bull butting right; in exergue,
ΦΑ
. SNG Ashmolean 1004-5; SNG ANS -; HN Italy 1885.
Beautiful old cabinet toning. Crisp and sharply struck. Rarely seen this choice.
Extremely Fine
.
Estimated Value ............................................................................................................................................................... $1,000 - 1,300
E
LEGANT
V
ELIA
S
ILVER
N
OMOS
,
CA
. 435-400 BC
Enlargement
1710
Lucania, Velia. Silver Nomos (7.48 g), ca. 435-400 BC
. Head of Athena left, wearing Attic helmet decorated with griffin; flanking neck,
Α
-
Φ
.
Reverse:
ΥΕΛΗΤΩΝ
, lion prowling right; above, dolphin right bewteen
Ι
-
Φ
. Williams 453 (O225/R317); SNG Munich 881 (same dies);
SNG Ashmolean 1343 (same dies); SNG Delepierre 420 (same dies); de Luynes 637 (same dies); Weber 939 (same dies); HN Italy 1307. Well
struck on an excellent oblong flan. Fine style with very attractive old cabinet toning.
Extremely Fine
.
Estimated Value ............................................................................................................................................................... $2,500 - 3,000
Ex Gorny & Mosch (11 October 2004), 33
.