LUCANIA, Sybaris. Circa 550-510 BC. AR Nomos (29.5mm, 8.02 g, 12h). Bull standing left, head right; VM in exergue / Incuse bull standing right, head left. S&S Class B, pl. XLVIII, 4–8; Gorini 2; HN Italy 1729; SNG ANS 828–44; SNG Lloyd 449–50; Basel 168–9; Bement 213; Dewing 406–7; Gillet 215. Attractively toned, only a hint of the ususal die shift/bounce on obverse. Near EF. Well struck, and exceptional for issue. Ex Leu 91 (10 May 2004), lot 41; Freeman & Sear inventory G4830 (August 2004); Hess-Leu 31 (6 December 1966), lot 58.
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