Three Choice Velia Nomoi

Sale: Triton X, Lot: 46. Estimate $1000.  Closing Date: Monday, 8 January 2007.  Sold For $2000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

LUCANIA, Velia. Circa 300-280 BC. AR Nomos (7.57 g, 10h). Philistion group. Head of Athena left, wearing crested and winged Attic helmet; • K behind neck, F below chin / UELHTWN, lion standing left; above, F-I flanking triskeles. Williams 468 (O234/R330); HN Italy 1308; SNG ANS 1386 (same rev. die); SNG Lloyd 530 (same dies); SNG Copenhagen 1584 (same obv. die). Superb EF, toned.

Ex Classical Numismatic Group 40 (with Numismatica Ars Classica, 4 December 1996), lot 669.