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Session Five - Tuesday, February 14th 10:00am PST
Enlargement
1513 Lucania, Thourion. Silver Nomos (7.80 g), ca. 350-300 BC
. Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with Skylla.
Reverse:
OYPI
N, bull butting right; above,
; in exergue, fish right. SNG ANS 1056-7 (same obv. die); HN Italy 1813. Wonderful light toning.
Well struck on good metal and excellent style.
Extremely Fine
.
Estimate Value ....................................................................................................................................................................... $1,250 - 1,500
1514
Lucania, Velia. Silver Nomos (6.35 g), 440/35-ca. 400
BC
. Head of Athena left, wearing crested and wreathed Attic
helmet decorated with a griffin; behind neck guard,
.
Reverse:
KE-HT-E
-N (
sic
), lion attacking stag right. Williams +169.3a
(this coin); SNG ANS 1261; HN Italy 1270. Well toned with
excellent detail.
Choice Very Fine
.
Estimate Value ......................................................$400 - 500
From the Hanbery Collection; Purchased privately from F.
Kovacs. Ex Hirsch XXXIII (17 November 1913), 215. Also comes
with an old dealer ticket dated September 1920 and priced £12.
Due to the crude engraving style of the reverse and the missing
in the ethnic, the coin is probably an ancient imitation. Wil-
liams suspected that it is fourrée due to the low weight, but
their is no visible evidence of this on the coin.
1515
Lucania, Velia. Silver Nomos (6.99 g), ca. 334-300 BC
.
Obverse and reverse dies signed by Kleudoros.
Head of Athena
facing slightly left, wearing winged and crested Phrygian hel-
met; on front of bowl, artist' s signature:
.
Reverse:
YE
HT
N, lion left devouring prey; below,
;
between hind legs, monogram of Kleudoros. Williams 336 (obv.
die O175); SNG ANS 1333 (same obv. die); HN Italy 1295.
Rare.
Fine style with old cabinet tone.
Fine
.
Estimate Value ......................................................$300 - 350
The Hanbery Collection; Purchased privately from F. Kovacs in
1986.