‡ Gaul, Massalia, drachm (heavy standard), c. 240-215 BC, laureate head of Artemis right wearing necklace and triple-drop earring, rev., ΜΑΣΣΑ, lion walking right; in field right, long-beaked bird, 3.94g, die axis 9.00 (Depeyrot p.104, 11/1, this coin listed), dark toned, extremely fine and rare Provenance: Professor S. Pozzi collection, Naville I, 14 March, 1921, lot 20; Hess-Leu 31, 6 December 1966, lot 20; Bank Leu 45, 26 May 1988, lot 2; European Connoisseur collection (formed before 2002).

Estimate: GBP 1000-1500