Greek Silver & Bronze
Lot 4924 Session 16 (9.30am Friday) Greek Silver & Bronze
Estimate $300
Bid at live.noble.com.au
ITALY, Campania, Nola, (c.400-390 B.C.), silver stater or nomos, (7.136 grams), obv. female nymph head with diadem to right, rev. man-headed bull walking to right, above Nike flying to right, traces of **NWIALWN*, below bull reversed **LE* monogram, double exergue line, (cf.S.311 [£250], Rutter 53 [obv. die 22, reverse die 34], Hunter 4 [same dies]). Nearly very fine and rare.
Seven examples are known for this die combination and six of these are at present in various Museum collections. Rutter in his 1979 definitive die study knew of only 194 examples of this mint in all the public and private collections.
Estimate / sale price does not include buyer's premium (currently 22% including GST) which is added to hammer price. All bids are executed on the understanding that the Terms & Conditions of sale have been read and accepted. For information on grading and estimates please refer to the Buying at Auction advice.
Quick find
View a lot by number and sale.
Adjacent lots
Lot 4922
CELTIC, Danube Region, reduced weight issue in Oltenia and Bucuresti areas, imitation of Philip II ...
Estimate $300
Lot 4923
ITALY, Campania, Hyria, (c.400-395 B.C.), silver stater or nomos, (6.634 grams), obv. head of helmeted ...
Estimate $180
Lot 4924 This lot
ITALY, Campania, Nola, (c.400-390 B.C.), silver stater or nomos, (7.136 grams), obv. female nymph head ...
Estimate $300
Lot 4925
ITALY, Calabria, Tarentum (Taras), (272-235 B.C.), silver nomos, stater or didrachm, (6.384 grams), obv. naked ...
Estimate $300
Lot 4926
ITALY, Lucania, Metapontum, (c.400-350 B.C.), silver nomos, stater or didrachm, (7.532 grams), obv. female head ...
Estimate $250