Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Lot 3393    Session 11 (9.30am Thursday)    Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Estimate $1,200
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $850

ITALY, Lucania, Sybaris, (c.530-510 B.C.), silver stater, (7.87 gm), obv. bull standing to left, looking back, VM above, rev. bull in incuse, standing to right, looking back, no legend, (S.245, SNG Cop. 1390, SNG ANS 817-827, HN 1729). Very fine/good very fine and rare.

Ex Noble Numismatics Sale 81 (lot 3191). The lot also comes with a ticket indicating purchase from CNG. Sybaris was founded by the Achaeans about 720 B.C. It was the richest and most important of the Greek colonies in Italy until its destruction by Croton in 510 B.C. The city was rebuilt in 453 B.C. with the aid of the Poseidonians but was again destroyed five years later by Croton. In 443 B.C. with the help of the Athenians the city arose again but its name was now changed to Thurium. This later city survived into Roman times and became a Roman city with its name changed to Copia. Today the archaeological ruins of all three different named cites can be seen by the interested tourist, each city's remains sits one upon the other.