LUCANIA. Thourioi. Circa 350-300 BC. AE (Bronze, 31 mm, 30.94 g, 8 h). Head of Athena to right, wearing helmet adorned, on the bowl, with Skylla hurling a stone, and on the neck guard, with a griffin springing right. Rev. ΘΟΥΡΙΩΝ Bull butting right; in exergue, MY above kerykeion. HN Italy 1917. SNG ANS 1183. SNG Copenhagen 1500. An unusually attractive example of this rare large bronze issue. Minor smoothing, otherwise, very fine.
Ex Astarte 11, 12 December 2002, 105 and Sternberg XII, 18 November 1982, 50.
Price realized | 600 CHF |
Starting price | 600 CHF |
Estimate | 750 CHF |