Triton XIX, Lot: 19. Estimate $2000. Sold for $1400. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

LUCANIA, Velia. Circa 300-280 BC. AR Nomos (20.5mm, 7.58 g, 9h). Philistion group. Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with griffin; Δ above visor, [Φ before neck] / Lion standing right; above, pentagram between Φ and I; YEΛHTΩN in exergue. Williams 435 bis (O215/R305); HN Italy 1306; SNG ANS 1374/1368 (same obv./rev. die); SNG Fitzwilliam 687 (same rev. die); Jameson 392 (same rev. die); Weber 942 (same obv. die). Near EF, wonderful cabinet tone.