Sale: Nomos 3 & 4, Lot: 11. Estimate CHF32500.  Closing Date: Monday, 9 May 2011.  Sold For CHF32000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

BRUTTIUM, Rhegion. Circa 415/0-387 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 17.38 g 1). Lion’s mask facing. Rev. ΡΗΓΙΝΟΝ Laureate head of Apollo to right, with olive sprig behind. Gulbenkian 141 (same dies). Herzfelder 89. HN III 2496. SNG ANS 661. A beautiful, toned piece in high relief and of lovely style. Extremely fine.

From the SF Collection, USA, ex New York Sale XIV, 10 January 2007, 19, from the collection of P. Suter, Münzen und Medaillen 89, 14 June 2000, 22 and ex Bank Leu 50, 25 April 1990, 39.