Greek Silver & Bronze
Lot 4536 Session 15 (7.30pm Friday) Greek Silver & Bronze
Estimate $200
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ITALY, Campania, Nola, (c.390-385 B.C.), silver stater or nomos, (6.862 grams), obv. head of nymph to right, rev. man-headed bull walking to right, crowned by Nike flying left above, below in exergue **NWLAIWN, exergue line, (cf.S.311 [£250], Rutter 52 [obv. die 22 same die, reverse die 23], SNG Cop.562). The reverse worn, missing the ethnic, otherwise good fine/good and very rare.
Five examples are known for this die combination and four of these are at present in various Museum collections.
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