GAUL, Northwest. Aulerci Eburovices. Late 3rd-early 2nd century BC. AV Hemistater (17mm, 3.30 g, 7h). Celticized head of Apollo left; below, boar standing inverted right on jaw of Apollo / Celticized biga right, with devoloved charioteer above, pellet-in-rosette to right; below, boar standing right. Scheers, Eburovices, Series Id, Class II, 34; Depeyrot, NC V, 136; D&T 2401. In NGC encapsulation , graded Ch VF, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 4/5.
ETRURIA, Populonia. 3rd century BC. AR 20 Asses (21mm, 8.48 g). Diademed facing head of Metus; X : X (mark of value) below / Blank. EC Group XII, Series 58.81 (O32 – this coin, illustrated); HN Italy 152. Old cabinet tone, trace deposits, a little off center. VF.
CAMPANIA, Allifai. Circa 325-275 BC. AR Obol (11mm, 0.62 g, 7h). Laureate head of Apollo right; three dolphins swimming around / Skylla swimming right, holding sepia and fish; AΛΛIBANON above, mussel below. Campana 2e; Sambon 821.4; HN Italy 460. Iridescent tone, a little off center, some weakness to strike. VF.
CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 380-325 BC. AR Diobol (12.5mm, 1.08 g, 12h). Helmeted head of Athena right, helmet decorated with hippocamp / Herakles standing, strangling the Nemean lion; club to left; K between legs. Vlasto 1254–9; HN Italy 914; SNG Lockett 291 (this coin). Old cabinet tone, minor marks. Good VF.
Ex Mark Gibbons Collection; ‘Collection sans Pareille’ (Nomos 29, 5 November 2023), lot 563, purchased from Spink, January 1968; Richard Cyril Lockett Collection (Greek Part I, Glendining, 25 October 1955), lot 233 (part of).
LUCANIA, Herakleia. Circa 390-340 BC. AR Nomos (22.5mm, 7.68 g, 12h). Head of Athena right, wearing Corinthian helmet decorated with Skylla holding rudder over shoulder / Herakles standing facing, upper torso turned right, wrestling with the Nemean Lion; to left, shell above club and bow. Work 30 (same dies); Van Keuren 48; HN Italy 1376. Old collection tone, some die wear and weakness to strike, light graffiti in field on obverse, delaminations on reverse. VF.
LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 510-470 BC. AR Nomos (23mm, 8.08 g, 12h). Ear of barley with six grains / Incuse ear of barley with six grains. Noe Class IX, 191 (same obv. die); HN Italy 1482; SNG Ashmolean 657 (same obv. die). Lightly toned, some die wear. Good VF.
LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 510-470 BC. AR Nomos (22.5mm, 7.47 g, 1h). Ear of barley with six grains / Incuse ear of barley with six grains. Noe Class IX, 206 (same dies); HN Italy 1482. Lightly toned, light roughness, small edge split. Good VF.
LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 340-330 BC. AR Dinomos (21mm, 15.51 g, 8h). Helmeted head of Leukippos right; to left, forepart of lion right and AΠH / Barley ear with leaf to left; club above leaf, AMI below. Johnston Class B, 1.4 (same dies); HN Italy 1574. Lightly toned, some roughness on obverse, flan flaw and small delamination on reverse. Near VF.
LUCANIA, Sybaris. Circa 550-510 BC. AR Nomos (26.5mm, 8.25 g, 12h). Bull standing left, head right; VM above / Incuse of obverse, but reversed and no ethnic. S&S Class A, pl. XLVIII, 1-2; HN Italy 1729. Old collection tone, slightly irregular edge, a little off center. VF.
Ex Numismatica Ars Classica D (2 March 1994), lot 1145.
LUCANIA, Thourioi. Circa 350-300 BC. AR Nomos (22.5mm, 7.60 g, 4h). Helmeted head of Athena right, helmet decorated with Skylla holding trident / Bull butting right; Z below; [in exergue, fish right]. HN Italy 1813; SNG ANS 1059; SNG Lockett 508 (same dies). Old cabinet tone, some die wear, delaminations. VF.
LUCANIA, Thourioi. Circa 300-280 BC. AR Nomos (19mm, 7.50 g, 6h). Helmeted head of Athena right, helmet decorated with Skylla throwing a stone / Bull butting right; thunderbolt in exergue. HN Italy 1870; SNG ANS 1084 (same dies). Deep old iridescent tone, some scratches under tone. VF.
From the Henry A. Sauter Collection, purchased from Coin Galleries, 1973.
LUCANIA, Thourioi. Circa 300-280 BC. AR Nomos (20mm, 7.73 g, 5h). Helmeted head of Athena left, helmet decorated with Skylla pointing and holding rudder; TIMO behind neck / Bull butting right; above, star and Nike flying right, crowning bull. Cf. HN Italy 1831/1879 (for obv./rev.); CNG 121, lot 77 (same dies); otherwise, unpublished in the standard references. Lightly toned, delaminations and roughness on obverse, a little off center on reverse. Good VF. Rare.
LUCANIA, Velia. Circa 440/35-400 BC. AR Nomos (21mm, 7.59 g, 1h). Lion-and-Stag Group. Head of Athena left, wearing a crested helmet decorated with griffin on laurel branch / Lion attacking stag right. Williams Period III, 161 (O106/R124); HN Italy 1270; SNG ANS 1260 (same dies); SNG Ashmolean 1130 (same dies); BMC 40 (same dies); Weber 926 (same dies). Old collection tone, some die wear, die rust on obverse, a couple of minor marks on reverse. VF.
LUCANIA, Velia. Circa 334-300 BC. AR Nomos (20.5mm, 7.42 g, 11h). Kleudoros group. Helmeted head of Athena facing slightly left; KΛEYΔΩPOY on helmet / Lion standing left, devouring prey; A above, monogram below. Williams 335 (O175/R243+); HN Italy 1295; SNG ANS 1333–4; Gulbenkian 111; de Luynes 651; Jameson 389 (all from the same dies). Deeply toned, with some iridescence. Good Fine.
From the CLA Collection, purchased from Kirk Davis.
LUCANIA, Velia. Circa 300-280 BC. AR Nomos (19.5mm, 7.45 g, 8h). Philistion group. Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with griffin; Δ above visor / Lion standing right; above, Φ I flanking pentagram. Williams Period VII, 435 bis (O215/R305); HN Italy 1306. Iridescent tone, a few minor marks. Near VF.
BRUTTIUM, The Brettii. Circa 216-214 BC. AR Drachm (19mm, 4.55 g, 7h). Attic Standard. Second Punic War issue. Diademed and draped bust of Nike right; [two crescents, back-to-back, to left] / River god standing facing, crowning himself with wreath and holding scepter; to right, serpent above Σ. Arslan dies 40/59’; HN Italy 1961; SNG Fitzwilliam 714 (same dies); McClean 1501 (same dies). Lightly toned, with some iridescence, a little off center and some die wear on obverse. Good VF.
BRUTTIUM, Kaulonia. Circa 525-500 BC. AR Nomos (30.5mm, 7.13 g, 12h). Apollo advancing right, holding branch; small daimon running right on Apollo's extended arm; to right, stag standing right, head reverted / Incuse of obverse, but no branch and daimon in outline. Noe, Caulonia, Group A, 6 (same dies); Gorini 3; HN Italy 2035; Consul Weber 440 (same dies); Hermitage Sale II 163 (same dies); Hunterian 2 (same dies). Old collection toned, scratches, edge marks. Near VF.
BRUTTIUM, Kroton. Circa 400-325 BC. AR Nomos (23mm, 7.17 g, 11h). Head of Hera Lakinia facing slightly right, wearing stephanos / Young Herakles, holding cup and club, reclining left on lion skin draped over rock; bow and serpent below. HN Italy 2167; SNG ANS 371. Find patina, slightly off center, roughness on obverse. VF.
BRUTTIUM, Lokroi Epizephyrioi. Circa 317-279 BC. AR Nomos (22mm, 7.47 g, 4h). Laureate head of Zeus right; thunderbolt to left / Eagle, wings spread, standing left on, and tearing at, dead hare. Spinelli Group V, 9; HN Italy 2323. Iridescent tone, struck with worn dies, two shallow test cuts on obverse. VF.