Triton XIX, Lot: 22. Estimate $1000. Sold for $1200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

LUCANIA, Velia. Circa 300-280 BC. Fourrée Nomos (17.5mm, 5.72 g, 2h). Philistion group. Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with a wreath and wing / Lion standing left, head facing; palm tree in background; above, Φ and [I] flanking palm tree; YEΛHTΩN in exergue. Williams +491.3a = Mangieri 177 (this coin, illustrated in both); SNG Ashmolean 1358; SNG Fitzwilliam 683; McClean 1463; cf. HN Italy 1310 (for official issue). VF, toned, a few marks and areas of roughness.

Ex Numismatica Ars Classica M (20 March 2002), lot 2092; Y.E. Hindamian Collection (Ciani & Vinchon, 6 February 1956), lot 127; R. Ratto (4 April 1927), lot 259.