Lucania, Sybaris AR Obol. Circa 510-475 BC. Bull standing to right, head to left, on pelleted ground line / Incuse acorn. Kraay, Coinage, pl. IV, 3 (Laos); HN Italy 1742. 0.37g, 9mm.
Near Very Fine. Extremely Rare.
From a private European collection;
Ex Bertolami Fine Arts - ACR Auctions, E-Auction 71, 16 June 2019, lot 166.
Speculation as to the authority under which this issue was struck still lingers, with Kraay placing it under Laos, whereas Rutter gives it to Sybaris. The tiny number of known examples, with only a handful listed on CoinArchives, is likely to ensure there is uncertainty for some time to come.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 84 . 44
Lucania, Sybaris AR Obol. Circa 453-448 BC. Poseidon advancing to right, wielding trident overhead, chlamys draped over left arm / Bull advancing to right, being crowned by Nike floating above to right. Cf. SNG ANS 861 (triobol); cf. Kraay, Sybaris pl. 4, 11 (same); cf. HN Italy 1749 (same). 0.42g, 7mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Apparently an unrecorded denomination for this type.
From a private European collection.
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Lucania, Thourioi AR Triobol. Circa 400-350 BC. Head of Athena to right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet decorated with Skylla / Bull charging to right; [ΘOYPIΩN] above, [tunny fish] in exergue. SNG ANS 1138-47; HN Italy 1806. 1.10g, 12mm, 9h.
Near Very Fine.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 44, 3 March 2018, lot 31.
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Lucania, Thourioi AR Triobol. Circa 300-280 BC. Head of Athena to right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet decorated with Skylla; [Δ]A behind / Bull butting to right; ΘOYPIΩN and ΔA above, kerykeion in exergue. McClean 1347-8; HN Italy 1876. 1.10g, 12mm, 6h.
Very Fine; some corrosion.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 54, 28 February 2019, lot 28.
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Lucania, Thourioi AR Triobol. Circa 300-280 BC. Head of Athena to right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet decorated with Skylla; ΔA behind / Bull butting to right; ΘO[YPIΩN] and ΔA above, kerykeion in exergue. McClean 1347-8; HN Italy 1876. 1.13g, 13mm, 7h.
Near Very Fine.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 54, 28 February 2019, lot 29.
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Lucania, Thourioi Æ 16mm. Circa 280-213 BC. Laureate head of Apollo to left / Tripod; ΘΟΥΡΙ upwards in left field, ΩΝ upwards in right field. SNG ANS -; cf. SNG Copenhagen 1507; SNG Morcom 325; cf. HN Italy 1925; cf. Roma E-5, lot 17. 4.54g, 16mm, 4h.
Very Fine.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 45, 5 May 2018, lot 45.
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Apulia, Luceria Æ Uncia. Circa 225-217 BC. Frog / Corn-ear; • in field. ICC 342; Haeberlin p. 184-185, 1-56 pls. 71, 3-6 and 95, 7; HN Italy 674. 10.43g, 23mm.
Very Fine; edge chipped.
From a private European collection.
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Calabria, Brundisium Æ Uncia. Circa 215 BC. Laureate head of Poseidon to right; trident and Nike flying upwards with wreath in outstretched hands behind, pellet below / Nude youth astride dolphin to left, holding Nike and cornucopiae; club to right, BR[VN] and [pellet] below. SNG ANS 780; SNG BnF 1480; HN Italy 738. 8.20g, 22mm, 8h.
Good Very Fine.
From a private European collection;
Ex Bertolami Fine Arts - ACR Auctions, E-Auction 96, 13 March 2021, lot 53.
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Calabria, Tarentum AR Nomos. Sa-, and Kon-, magistrates. Circa 332-302 BC. Nude youth on horseback riding to right, crowning himself; [ΣA] above Ionic capital below / Taras astride dolphin to left, holding whip and serpent; TAPAΣ downwards behind, KOM below. Vlasto 657; HN Italy 942. 7.98g, 22mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
From a private European collection.
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Calabria, Tarentum AR Nomos. Dai- and Phi-, magistrates. Circa 332-302 BC. Nude, helmeted warrior on horseback to right, holding spear in right hand and shield and two more spears in left hand; ΔAI below / Taras astride dolphin to left, holding shield decorated with hippocamp and trident; ΦI to left, TAPAΣ to right, murex shell below. Vlasto 594-6; HN Italy 935. 7.53g, 22mm, 7h.
Very Fine.
From a private European collection.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 84 . 53
Calabria, Tarentum AR Nomos. Circa 315-302 BC. Nude warrior, shield on left arm, holding two spears in left hand, preparing to cast a third held aloft in his right hand, on horse rearing right; ΣA below / Taras astride dolphin left, holding kantharos and cradling trident with left arm; Ω above right arm, Σ below; TAPAΣ to right; below, small dolphin left. Vlasto 614-620; SNG ANS 1000-4; HN Italy 937. 7.75g, 20mm, 11h.
Good Very Fine.
From a private European collection.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 84 . 54
Calabria, Tarentum AR Nomos. Circa 280-272 BC. Warrior on horseback to left, carrying small round shield; [ΣA] to right, ΦIΛΩN below / Taras astride dolphin to left, holding Nike, waves below; TARAΣ to right. Vlasto 685; SNG ANS 1060; HN Italy 964. 7.80g, 20mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
From a private European collection.
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Calabria, Tarentum AR Nomos. Aristokles, magistrate. Circa 272-235 BC. Nude, helmeted warrior on horseback to right, holding spear in right hand and shield and two more spears in left hand; ΔI behind, ΑΡΙΣΤΟΚΗΛΣ in two lines below / Taras astride dolphin to left, holding kantharos and trident; head of nymph to left in right field, TAPA[Σ] below. Vlasto 880; SNG ANS 1200; HN Italy 1033. 6.28g, 20mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
From a private Belgian collection.
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Calabria, Tarentum AR Nomos. Kynon, magistrate. Circa 272-235 BC. Reduced standard. Nude youth on horseback to right, crowning horse and holding rein; monogram to left, facing mask of Silenos below, [KYNΩN] in two lines below raised foreleg / Taras astride dolphin to left, holding kantharos; TAPAΣ downwards to right. Vlasto 859; HN Italy 1031. 5.97g, 21mm, 9h.
Very Fine.
From a private English collection.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 84 . 57
Bruttium, Kroton AR Stater. Circa 530-500 BC. Tripod, legs terminating in lion's paws, with ornaments on and serpents rising from the bowl; QPO to left / Incuse tripod, legs terminating in lion's feet, with ornaments on and serpents rising from the bowl. SNG Ashmolean 1463; SNG ANS 227-234; HN Italy 2075. 7.32g, 25mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From a private European collection.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 84 . 58
Bruttium, Kroton AR Third Stater. Circa 480-430 BC. Tripod with legs terminating in lion’s feet; heron standing to right on left, QPO to right / Incuse tripod. SNG ANS 303; HN Italy 2103. 2.54g, 15mm, 2h.
Good Fine. Rare denomination.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 41, 2 December 2017, lot 69.
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Bruttium, Kroton AR Triobol. Circa 400-350 BC. Tripod; leaf to left, retrograde QPO to right / Upright thunderbolt; star to left, eagle standing to right on column, head to left, on right. Attianese 172 var. (obv. leaf to left, legend not retrograde); cf. SNG ANS 416 var. (same); HN Italy 2185. 1.00g, 14mm, 1h.
Very Fine. Rare.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 41, 2 December 2017, lot 71.
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Bruttium, Kroton Æ 18mm. Circa 350-300 BC. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress; ΔION above / Eagle flying to right, alighting to catch serpent with talons; ivy leaf to left, KPO behind. SNG ANS 435-7; HN Italy 2218. 6.10g, 18mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 45, 5 May 2018, lot 84.
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Bruttium, Kroton Æ Trichalkon. Late 4th century BC. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress; ΔΙ above / Eagle flying to right, holding snake in talons; KPO under wing. SNG ANS 432-3; HN Italy 2217. 6.37g, 20mm, 11h.
Near Very Fine.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 45, 5 May 2018, lot 85.
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Bruttium, Kroton Æ 17mm. Circa 300-250 BC. Head of Persephone to right / KPO within three crescents. SNG ANS 444; HN Italy 2234. 3.35g, 17mm.
Very Fine.
From a private European collection;
Ex Bertolami Fine Arts - ACR Auctions, E-Auction 96, 13 March 2021, lot 169.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 84 . 63
Bruttium, Lokroi Epizephyrioi Æ 21mm. Circa 300-268 BC. Head of Zeus to right / Eagle standing to right. SNG ANS 533-535; SNG Copenhagen -; BMC 20. 11.82g, 20mm, 9h.
Good Fine. Rare.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 12, 1 November 2014, lot 543.