Sale: Triton VIII, Lot: 45. Estimate $1000.  Closing Date: Monday, 10 January 2005.  Sold For $1100. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

LUCANIA, Velia. Circa 300-280 BC. AR Nomos (7.29 gm, 9h). Head of Athena right, wearing Attic helmet decorated with a griffin; D above point of visor / UELHTW[N], lion standing right; above, F - I flanking pentagram. Williams, Velia 438 (O217/R308); Mangieri -; SNG ANS 1373; SNG Copenhagen 1580; HN Italy 1306; SNG Ashmolean 1328 (same dies); SNG München 880 (same dies); Dewing 467 (same dies). EF, lightly toned with iridescence around devices. ($1000)

From the Ronald Cohen Collection.