Sale: CNG 78, Lot: 169. Estimate $2000.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 14 May 2008.  Sold For $1700. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

LUCANIA, Thourioi. Circa 350-300 BC. AR Double Nomos (15.37 g, 1h). Helmeted head of Athena right, helmet decorated with griffin / Bull butting right; branch above; in exergue, aphlaston between HP and AK. Noe, Thurian, group N, 4 (same obv. die); HN Italy 1857; SNG ANS -; SNG Lockett 499 (this coin). Good VF, toned, soft obverse strike, small area of flat strike on reverse. Very rare issue.

Ex Richard Cyril Lockett Collection (Greek Part I, Glendining, 25 October 1955), lot 382.