Sale: Triton VIII, Lot: 44. Estimate $1250.  Closing Date: Monday, 10 January 2005.  Sold For $2400. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

LUCANIA, Velia. Circa 400-365 BC. AR Nomos (7.64 gm, 2h). Lion crouching right; in exergue, owl standing right on olive spray / UELH, head of nymph right, wearing single pendant earring and necklace; grape vine before, F below chin. Williams, Velia 211 (O130/R164); Mangieri 57 (same dies); SNG ANS 1229 (same reverse die); SNG Copenhagen -; HN Italy 1276; SNG Lloyd 513 (same dies); Jameson 387 (same dies). VF, attractive light toning, choice surfaces. ($1250)

From the Tony Hardy Collection.

This coin shows the clear influence of the Syracusan masters, such as Euainetos, on Italian coinage.