LUCANIA, Paestum (Poseidonia). Second Punic War. 218-201 BC. Æ Quadrans (16.5mm, 2.96 g, 3h). Diademed head of bearded male right; three pellets (mark of value) to left / Dolphin right; three pellets (mark of value) above. Crawford, Paestum 5/2; HN Italy 1192. Green patina, some encrustation. Near VF.
LUCANIA, Paestum (Poseidonia). Second Punic War. 218-201 BC. Æ Sextans (16.5mm, 3.73 g, 12h). Wreathed head of Demeter right; two pellets (mark of value) to left / Forepart of boar right; dolphin downward at truncation; two pellets (mark of value) below. Crawford, Paestum 5/3a; HN Italy 1193. Green patina. Near VF.
LUCANIA, Paestum (Poseidonia). Second Punic War. 218-201 BC. Æ Quadrans (18mm, 3.12 g, 3h). Diademed head of Neptune right; three pellets (mark of value) to left / Dolphin right; three pellets (mark of value) above, club below. Crawford, Paestum 8/2; HN Italy 1206. Green-brown patina, some roughness. Near VF.
LUCANIA, Paestum (Poseidonia). Second Punic War. 218-201 BC. Æ Sextans (14mm, 4.12 g, 8h). Head of Demeter right; two pellets (mark of value) to left / Wild boar right; crescent and two pellets (mark of value) below. Crawford, Paestum 10/3; HN Italy 1215. Green patina. Near VF.
LUCANIA, Thourioi. Circa 400-350 BC. AR Nomos (20.5mm, 7.81 g, 11h). Head of Athena right, wearing helmet decorated with Skylla scanning / Bull butting right; in exergue, fish right. HN Italy 1783; cf. SNG ANS 1015. Area of weak strike. VF.
LUCANIA, Thourioi. Circa 435-410/05 BC. Æ (17mm, 3.78 g, 4h). Head of Athena right, wearing helmet [decorated with olive wreath] / Bull standing right; [in exergue, fish right(?)]. Rutter, South, Group II; HN Italy 1904. Green-brown patina, spots of encrustation, minor flan flaw on obverse. Near VF.
LUCANIA, Velia. Circa 340-334 BC. AR Nomos (22mm, 7.14 g, 1h). Theta group. Helmeted head of Athena right / Lion standing right; Φ above. Williams Period V, 296 (O164/R228); HN Italy 1287; SNG Ashmolean 1228–9 (same dies); BMC 59 (same dies). Porous, area of weak strike, die break on obverse. VF.
BRUTTIUM, The Brettii. Circa 216-214 BC. AR Drachm (20mm, 4.93 g, 3h). Second Punic War issue. Veiled head of Hera Lakinia right, wearing polos; scepter over shoulder, helmet to left / Zeus standing left, right foot on ionic capital, holding scepter; crab to left, tiny Γ between foot and scepter. Arslan dies 11/15'; Scheu 74; HN Italy 1969. Struck with worn dies. VF.
BRUTTIUM, Kaulonia. Circa 525-500 BC. AR Nomos (29mm, 7.50 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 daimon, and palm frond to upper left, stag's horns, and ethnic in relief. Noe, Caulonia, Group B, 32 (same dies); HN Italy 2036; BMC 5 (same dies); Morgan 93 (same dies). Toned, a few light scratches, scattered marks. Near VF.
BRUTTIUM, Terina. Circa 420-400 BC. AR Nomos (20mm, 7.46 g, 5h). Head of the nymph Terina left; small Π behind neck / Nike seated left on plinth, holding scepter; small Π to lower left. Regling, Terina 57 (dies AA/χχ); Holloway & Jenkins 58 (same dies as illustration); HN Italy 2613; BMC 25 (same dies); Jameson 480 (same dies). Toned, with a light iridescence, minor porosity. Near VF. From the Kalevala Collection.
SICILY, Akragas. Circa 415-406 BC. Æ Hemilitron (27mm, 21.23 g, 7h). Eagle standing right, head raised, wings spread, on hare / Crab; below, triton right, blowing conch; six pellets (mark of value) around. Westermark, Coinage, Period III, Series 1, 615 (O4/R2); CNS 32; HGC 2, 131. Dark green patina, some smoothing. VF. From the D.K. Collection.
SICILY, Eryx. Circa 412-409 BC. Æ Onkia (14mm, 3.47 g, 7h). Bare head right / Hound right, head left; pellet (mark of value) above, inverted hare below. Campana 35; CNS 13; HGC 2, 315 corr. (denomination, only one pellet). Brown patina, minor roughness, cleaning scratches. VF. From the L.H. Collection.
SICILY, Katane. Campanian mercenaries. Circa 339/8 BC. Æ (25mm, 12.48 g, 8h). Wreathed head of nymph left; [three dolphins around] / Man-headed bull standing right. Castrizio Series II, 1; MSP 39; CNS 3; HGC 2, 616. Brown surfaces, some green and black deposits. Good Fine. Rare.
SICILY, Morgantina. Circa 465-459 BC. AR Litra (10.5mm, 0.58 g, 6h). Bearded male head right wearing taenia / Grain ear. Erim & Jaunzems Issue 1, 4 (O3/R3); HGC 2, 898. Lightly toned, porous, cleaning scratches. Near VF. From the Judy Day Frink Collection, purchased from Owl Ltd. (John Barton).
SICILY, Motya. Circa 400-397 BC. Æ (11mm, 1.97 g, 9h). Bare head of male right / Crab. Jenkins, Punic 13; Campana 30a; CNS 9; CNP 521; cf. HGC 2, 946. Green patina. VF. From the L.H. Collection.The island city of Motya was founded as a trading post by Phoenician settlers in the eighth century BC as part of a wave of Phoenician colonization in the western Mediterranean. The city was the largest and most influential of the Phoenician colonies founded in Sicily and this continued into the period of Carthaginian domination of the western half of the island. The city was used as a stronghold for Punic forces during Carthage's conflicts with the Greek cities in Sicily and finally Dionysios of Syracuse decided to target the city. The siege and capture of the city in 397 BC resulted in its complete destruction and it never recovered. The survivors were eventually resettled in the new Punic stronghold in Sicily, Lilybaion.
SICILY, Segesta. Circa 416/5-414/3 BC. Æ Onkia (15.5mm, 4.58 g, 6h). Head of Aigiste right / Hound standing right; pellet (mark of value) below. Bérend, Monnayage, Group B, 25 (same dies as illustration); CNS 14 (same dies as illustration); HGC 2, 1197. Brown patina, light smoothing, double struck on reverse. VF. Very rare.