Ancient Coins from the Collection of the late Richard Plant Greek Coinages


486 487 488


IBERIA, Bolskan, Denarius, 80-72, head right, rev. horseman right carrying lance, 3.56g (Pozzi 5; Sear 28). Very fine, toned


£100-£120


CAMPANIA, Hyria, Nomos, 400-335 BC, helmeted head of Athena left, rev. man-headed bull walking left, 6.88g (HN Italy 539; SNG Lockett 68; Sear 294). Good fine, toned, scarce


£60-£80


CAMPANIA, Neapolis, Nomoi (2), c. 300, head of water nymph right, four dolphins around, rev. man-headed bull right, Nike flying above, 7.07g (HN Italy 576; SNG ANS 329ff), 300-275, diademed female head right wearing headband, rev. man-headed bull right, Nike flying above, ΔΙ below, ΘΕ to right, 7.27g (HN Italy 579); LUCANIA, Metapontum, Nomos, 330-290, female head left, rev. barley ear, pitchfork to left, 7.56g (HN Italy 1582), Thurium, Nomos, 443-400, helmeted head of Athena right, rev. bull standing left, Γ below, fish in exergue, 7.69g (HN Italy 1759; SNG ANS 879); BRUTTIUM, Kroton, Nomos, 480-30, tripod with lion’s feet, heron to left, volute in exergue, rev. incuse tripod, 7.36g (HN Italy 2106; SNG ANS 312); SICILY, Leontini, Tetradrachm, 450-440, laureate head of Apollo right, rev. lion head right, four leaves around, 15.29g (Boehringer 37, same obv. die; SNG ANS 227) [6]. Good fine and better, but several with areas of roughness


£80-£100


489


LUCANIA, Poseidonia, Stater, 470-445, Poseidon advancing right holding trident, rev. ΠΟΣΕΙ [retrograde], bull left on single exergue line, all within circular incuse, 7.91g (HN Italy 1114; BMC 21; Sear 424). About very fine, dark patina £100-£120


490


LUCANIA, Sybaris, Obol, 550-510, bull left, head reverted, rev. large M, 0.40g (HN Italy 1739; BMC 13); BRUTTIUM, Kaulonia, Stater, c. 475-425, Apollo walking right, small stag in right field, rev. stag standing right, 6.99g (HN Italy 2044; BMC 17); CALABRIA, Tarentum, Obol, 450-380, head of Athena right within wave border, rev. kantharos, five pellets around, 0.53g (HN Italy 859); SICILY, Gela, Obol, c. 450, horse right, wreath above, rev. forepart of man-headed bull, 0.64g (BMC 28ff), Kamarina, Litra, c. 450, Pallas standing left holding spear, rev. Nike flying left, swan below, all within wreath, 0.58g (BMC 3-4), Syracuse, Hieron I (478-66), Litra, diademed head of Arethusa right, pelleted border around, rev. wheel with four spokes, 0.67g (Boehringer series XII, 362ff; BMC 55ff) [6]. Second fine, others better, several scarce


£80-£100


491


LUCANIA, Velia, Stater (Nomos), 334-300, helmeted head of Athena left, rev.ΥΕΛΗΤΩΝ, lion standing left, tearing at prey held in feet, XE monogram below, 7.26g (Williams 327; HN Italy 1294; McClean 1447; BMC 74; Sear 456). Obverse die worn, rusted and with the die break on neck in an advanced stage, otherwise very fine


£100-£150


492


LUCANIA, Velia, Stater (Nomos), c. 280, helmeted head of Athena left, A above visor, IE within incuse square behind, rev. lion seizing stag left, 6.98g (Williams 569; HN Italy 1318; McClean 1471; BMC 43; Sear 453). Small area of peripheral roughness on reverse, otherwise very fine, toned


£150-£200


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