Ex Vlasto Collection

Sale: CNG 81, Lot: 73. Estimate $150.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 20 May 2009.  Sold For $175. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 280-228 BC. AR Diobol (1.03 g, 3h). Helmeted head of Athena facing slightly right, Skylla on helmet / Herakles standing facing, holding Nemean Lion by the tail, preparing to strike it with his club; anchor to right. Vlasto 1436 (this coin); HN Italy 1062. VF, find patina. Rare.

From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection. Ex Spink Numismatic Circular CVIII.4 (August 2000), no. 2886; M.P. Vlasto Collection, 1436.