Sale: CNG 81, Lot: 17. Estimate $150.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 20 May 2009.  Sold For $280. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 470-450 BC. AR Litra (0.79 g, 3h). Cockle shell within linear circle / Female head right. Vlasto 1173 (this coin); HN Italy 840. Near VF, toned. Very rare.

From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection. Ex Spink Numismatic Circular CVIII.4 (August 2000), no. 2876; M.P. Vlasto Collection, 1173.