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1527
Bruttium, Rhegion. Æ (8.34 g), ca. 351-280 BC
. Facing
lion' s mask with pointed ears.
Reverse:
PH
IN
N, laureate
head of Apollo right; behind, M. Cf. SNG ANS 689-92; cf. HN
Italy 2534b.
Rare this choice.
Lovely dark olive-green patina.
Extremely Fine
.
Estimate Value ..................................................... $250 - 300
The Hanbery Collection; Purchased privately from F. Arnold in
the 1980s.
HN Italy describes several varieties of the lion' s mask / Apollo
bronzes, but does not seem to have this particular variety with
the M behind the head of Apollo.
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1528 Bruttium, Terina. Silver Nomos (7.05 g), ca. 440-425 BC
. Head of the nymph Terina left, hair bound with ampyx and wearing necklace; all
within olive wreath.
Reverse:
[
IN]
, Nike seated left on overturned hydria, holding wreath and caduceus. Regling 7, 9 (obv. die) and 6
(rev. die); cf. Holloway & Jenkins 12/11 (obv./rev. dies); SNG ANS 801 (same obv. die); HN Italy 2575. Well struck on a porous flan and lightly
toned. A fine style example for this artistic period.
Choice Very Fine
.
Estimate Value ............................................................................................................................................................................ $600 - 700
From the Hanbery Collection.
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1529 Bruttium, Terina. Silver Nomos (7.26 g), ca. 400-356 BC
. TEPINAI
N, Head of the nymph Terina right, wearing triple-pendant earring and
necklace.
Reverse:
Nike seated left on cippus, extending hand from which dove alights. Holloway & Jenkins 84; SNG ANS 852; SNG Lloyd 761-2;
Gulbenkian 154 (all from the same obv. die); HN Italy 2629.
Scarce.
Cleaned long ago, now a pleasant a light iridescent tone.
About Very Fine
.
Estimate Value ............................................................................................................................................................................ $500 - 600
The Hanbery Collection; Purchased privately from F. Kovacs in 1986.