350, Lot: 20. Estimate $300. Sold for $450. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

LUCANIA, Sybaris. Circa 446-440 BC. AR Triobol (12.5mm, 1.12 g, 3h). Helmeted head of Athena right / Bull standing right, head left. HN Italy 1751; SNG ANS 862. Good VF, toned, light porosity.

From the collection of a Southern Pathologist. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 58 (19 September 2001), lot 76.

This coin is from the fourth founding of Sybaris in 446 BC, accomplished with Athenian aid. In 444 BC the city received additional colonists from Athenian territories. This mixing of peoples is reflected in the types chosen for the city's coins: Athena taking the obverse while the bull of Sybaris is on the reverse. Circa 440 BC disputes arose and the Sybarites were once again expelled.