Greek Silver & Bronze
Lot 1623 Greek Silver & Bronze
Estimate $240
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $190
ITALY, Lucania, Thurium (Thourioi), (400-350 B.C.), silver stater, (7.68 grams), obv. head of Athena to right wearing crested Athenian helmet, ornamented with figure of Scylla, rev. bull butting to right, **QOURIW[N] above, [tunny fish below] in exergue, on exergual line partial legend of [M]OLOSSO, (S.443; cf.SNG ANS 1023-9 (same obv. die); SNG Lloyd 478). Even grey tone very fine and rare.
The signature `Molossos' is probably that of the engraver.
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