From the “Exceptional Private Collection”
Triton XVIII, Lot: 332. Estimate $5000. Sold for $22500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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BRUTTIUM, Kroton. Circa 480-430 BC. AR Nomos (22.5mm, 8.03 g, 10h). Dumpy incuse type. Tripod, legs terminating in lion's feet; retrograde (koppa)PO to left / Incuse eagle flying right. Gorini 27 var. (legend on right); Attianese 55 var. (ethnic not retrograde); HN Italy 2108; SNG ANS 288 (same dies): SNG Lloyd 599; Basel –; Dewing –; Gulbenkian –. EF, attractive even dark gray toning, minor flan flaw on obverse. Fine style, well centered and struck.
From the collection of the MoneyMuseum, Zurich. Ex Leu 76 [“Exceptional Private Collection”] (27 October 1999), lot 19.