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Session Five - Tuesday, February 14th 10:00am PST
Enlargement
1521 Bruttium, Kroton. Silver Nomos (7.32 g), ca. 425-350 BC
. Eagle standing left, head right, on ram' s head.
Reverse:
QPO, tripod with legs
terminating in lion' s feet; in left field, olive sprig. SNG ANS 342 (same dies); HN Italy 2145. A few scattered scratches on both sides. Lightly
toned.
Choice Very Fine
.
Estimate Value .............................................................................................................................................................................$700 - 800
The Hanbery Collection; Purchased privately from F. Kovacs in 1993.
1522
Bruttium, Kroton. Silver Nomos (7.58 g), ca. 350-330
BC
. Eagle, with wings displayed and head raised, standing left
on olive branch.
Reverse:
KPO, tripod; in right field,
. SNG ANS
361; HN Italy 2172. Lovely style. Attractive old cabinet tone.
Very Fine
.
Estimate Value ......................................................$300 - 400
The Hanbery Collection; Ex John Work Garrett Collection, pt. III
(Numismatic Fine Arts/Bank Leu, 29 March 1985), 54.
1523
Bruttium, Kroton. Silver Drachm (3.14 g), ca. 300-250
BC
. Male head right, hair tied with taenia.
Reverse:
owl stand-
ing left, head facing; in lower left field, grain ear. Attianese 151;
HN Italy 2195.
Rare. Very Fine
.
Estimate Value ......................................................$250 - 300
The Hanbery Collection; Purchased privately from F. Kovacs in
1979.
This style was clearly influenced by the circulating coinage of
Philip II of Macedon.
1524
Bruttium, Hipponium (as Vibo Valentia). Æ as (10.42 g),
ca. 193-150 BC
. Laureate head of Zeus right; behind, I.
Reverse:
VALENTIA, winged thunderbolt; in left field, Nike right,
holding wreath, above I. SNG ANS 472-3; HN Italy 2262. Pleas-
ing glossy dark green patina.
Choice Very Fine
.
Estimate Value ......................................................$250 - 300
From The Herbert & Aphrodite Rubin Collection; Ex NFA IX (10
December 1980), 40.
1525
Bruttium, Lokris. Silver Nomos (7.83 g), ca. 300-280 BC
.
Eagle standing left, grasping dead hare in talons.
Reverse:
, winged thunderbolt; in left field, caduceus. SNG ANS
529; HN Italy 2313.
Very Rare.
Attractively toned.
Fine to
Very Fine
.
Estimate Value ..................................................... $300 - 350
The Hanbery Collection; Purchased privately from Frank Kovacs
in the 1980s.
1526
Bruttium, Rhegion. Anaxilas. Silver Tetradrachm (16.59
g), Tyrant, ca. 494/3-462/1 BC
. Ca. 475/4 BC. Charioteer,
holding kentron and reins, driving slow biga of mules right; in
exergue, leaf.
Reverse:
RECI-NON, hare springing right. Caltabi-
ano series III, 104 (D53/R61); SNG Monaco 1567 (same dies);
HN Italy 2472.
Rare.
Even wear with old cabinet tone.
Fine
.
Estimate Value ..................................................... $250 - 300
The Hanbery Collection.