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Lot 1581    Session 6 (9:30am Wednesday 1st August)    Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Estimate $300
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $200

ITALY, Lucania, Herakleia, (330-280 B.C.), silver nomos, stater or didrachm, (7.81 g), obv. head of Athena to right wearing laureate crested Attic helmet, ornamented with Skylla, E behind neck, above [I-HPAK**LHIW N]*, rev. Herakles standing facing, club in hand, holding lion's skin and club, owl to left, (cf.S.391, SNG ANS 78, Van Keuren 87, HN Italy 1385) (illustrated); Acarnania, Leukas (Colony of Corinth), (350-300 B.C.), silver stater, (7.60 g), obv. Pegasos with pointed wing flying to left, **L* below, rev. head of Athena to left in Corinthian helmet over a leather cap, with stylis (mast and yard arm) and **L behind head, (cf.S.2282, Calciati 133 [p.428], cf.BMC 97-102, cf.SNG Cop.357). Toning, some surface scratches, fine - nearly very fine. (2)

Ex D.Wakefield Collection.

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