CNG 111, Lot: 39. Estimate $300. Sold for $800. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

LUCANIA, Velia. Circa 280 BC. AR Nomos (21.5mm, 7.37 g, 6h). IE Group. Helmeted head of Athena left, helmet decorated with griffin; A before crest, Φ before neck, IE within incuse square behind neck guard / Lion attacking stag left. Williams Period IX, 549–50 var. (O276/R– [unlisted rev. die]); HN Italy 1318; SNG ANS 1407 (same obv. die); Gulbenkian 116 (same obv. die). VF, toned, a few light marks.

From the Ealing Collection, purchased from S. Mygind, February 1995.