Greek Silver and Bronze Coins
Lot 3789 SESSION 13 (9.30am Friday) Greek Silver and Bronze Coins
Estimate $850
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ITALY, Lucania, Thurium (Thourioi), (400-350 B.C.), silver distater or tetradrachm, (15.374 grams), obv. head of Athena to right wearing crested Athenian helmet, ornamented with figure of Scylla, die crack across eye, rev. bull butting to right, ThOUR[ION] above, large tunny fish below exergual line, (S.440, Noe F44 [p.51, Pl.IV], two known from these dies], SNG ANS 971 [same dies]). Curious die break on eye and face, otherwise good very fine and very rare.
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