LUCANIA, Velia. Circa 300-280 BC. AR Nomos (21mm, 7.56 g, 11h). Philistion group. Superb EF.

CNG Feature Auction 121
Lot: 78. Estimated: $ 2 000

Greek, Coin-in-Hand Video, Silver

Sold For $ 4 250. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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LUCANIA, Velia. Circa 300-280 BC. AR Nomos (21mm, 7.56 g, 11h). Philistion group. Head of Athena left, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with a dolphin; Φ on neck guard / Lion standing right; above, Φ-I flanking ornate trident head right. Williams Period VII, 509 (O255/R357); HN Italy 1312; SNG ANS 1387; SNG Lloyd 529 (same rev. die); SNG Ashmolean 1373–4 (same dies). Lovely old collection tone, underlying luster, minor die wear, a couple of tiny laminations on obverse. Superb EF.

From the North River Collection. Ex Triton X (9 January 2007), lot 48; Classical Numismatic Group 40 (with Numismatica Ars Classica, 4 December 1996), lot 671.


The final winners of all CNG Feature Auction 121 lots will be determined during the live online sale that will be held on 6-8 October 2022. This lot is in Session One, which will begin 6 October 2022 at 9 AM ET.

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