Sale: Triton XI, Lot: 25. Estimate $750. Closing Date: Monday, 7 January 2008. Sold For $1200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
|
LUCANIA, Velia. Circa 300-280 BC. AR Nomos (7.52 g, 3h). Philistion group. Head of Athena right, wearing crested, winged, and laureate Attic helmet; monogram behind neck,
F below chin /
[UE]LHTWN, lion standing right; above,
F-I flanking grain ear;
P below. Williams 482 (O240/R339); HN Italy 1309; SNG ANS 1382; SNG Lloyd -; SNG Ashmolean 1349 (same dies); Weber 941 (same dies); McClean 1461 (same dies). EF, toned, die break and area of weak strike on obverse. Struck on exceptional metal.