Greek Silver & Bronze
Lot 2040 Greek Silver & Bronze
Estimate $400
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ITALY, Lucania, Thurium (Thourioi), (400-350 B.C.), silver distater, (15.29 grams), obv. head of Athena to left wearing crested Athenian helmet, ornamented with figure of Scylla, rev. bull butting to right, **[YOURI]WN above, tunny fish below in exergue, (S.441; cf.SNG ANS 963 [same obverse die]; BMC 31, Naville sale IV No. 104; Noe [NN&M 71], Group E, die E2 (same dies). Off centred, otherwise nearly very fine/very fine and rare.
Noe notes six specimens of this die combination, in all 13 coins in all public and private collections of this Group E.
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