MASSALIA. Obol circa 215-200 BC. 0.61 g. Bare head of Apollo to left // M-A. Wheel of four spokes. Castelin 53.

Very fine with dark toning

Provenance: Auction Adolph Hess AG 251, Lucerne (Switzerland), 7 May 1981, lot n°1.

CAMPANIA. Neapolis. Nomos circa 370 BC. 7.26 g. Head of a nymph right, wearing necklace and triple-pendant earring, hair tied with a broad band // Man-headed bull walking right being crowned by Nike. Sambon 362; SNG Ashmolean 84; SNG Fitzwilliam 163.

Amost extemely fine with good style and toning

Provenance: Fixed Prices List SKA-Monetarium 55, Zurich (Switzerland), Spring 1991, lot n°2.

CAMPANIA. Neapolis. Didrachm or Nomos circa 300 BC. 7.46 g. Head of nymph right, wearing taenia, triple-pendant earring and necklace; four dolphins around // Man-headed bull walking right, being crowned by Nike. HN Italy 576; SNG ANS 336.

Extremely fine

Provenance: Fixed Prices List SKA-Monetarium 53, Zurich (Switzerland), Spring 1990, lot n°7.

CALABRIA. Tarentum. Didrachm or Nomos circa 272-240 BC. 6.39 g. Phi... and Zopyros, magistrates. Nude youth riding horse walking to right, raising his right hand to crown the horses head // Youthful oikist, nude, riding dolphin to left, holding cornucopiae in his right hand and trident in his left; to right, bee. HN Italy 1029; Vlasto 855-6.

Very fine with nice toning

Provenance: Auction Adolph Hess AG 253, Lucerne (Switzerland), 8 March 1983, lot n°18.

LUCANIA. Metapontum. Nomos circa 510-470 BC. 7.97 g. Ear of barley // The same type incuse. Johnston-Noe 180; Historia Numorum Italy 1482.

Very fine with charming toning

Provenance: Auction Adolph Hess AG 252, Lucerne (Switzerland), 24 May 1982, lot n°20.

LUCANIA. Sybaris. Nomos circa 550-510 BC. 7.77 g. Bull standing left on dotted exergual line, looking backwards; in exergue, VM // The same type incuse. Dewing 406; Historia Numorum Italy 1729; Jameson 1873; SNG ANS 834; SNG Copenhagen 1388.

Extremely fine with charming toning

Provenance: Fixed Prices List SKA-Monetarium 44, Zurich (Switzerland), Autumn 1985, lot n°7.

LUCANIA. Thurium. Nomos circa 400-350 BC. 7.79 g. Head of Athena right, wearing Attic helmet decorated with Scylla holding staff and pointing // Bull butting right; in exergue, fish. Historia Numorum Italy 1800; SNG Ashmolean 951; SNG Copenhagen 1436.

Good very fine with nice toning

Provenance: Strozzi Collection, Auction Hôtel des ventes G. Sangiorgi 111, Rome (Italy), 15 April 1907, lot n°1098; J. Pierpont Morgan Collection (1953), p. 12, n°76; Auction Adolph Hess AG & AG Leu & Co., Lucerne (Switzerland), 2 April 1958, lot n°22.

LUCANIA. Velia. Didrachm or Nomos circa 300-280 BC. 7.27 g. Head of Athena right, wearing Attic helmet decorated with wing on wreath; in left field, monogram // Lion advancing right. SNG ANS 1381; SNG Ashmolean 1351; Historia Numorum Italy 1309; Williams 479.

Very fine with charming toning

Provenance: Fixed Prices List SKA-Monetarium 49, Zurich (Switzerland), Spring 1988, lot n°5.

LUCANIA. Velia. Nomos circa 334-300 BC. 7.35 g. Kleudoros group. Head of Athena left, wearing crested Phrygian helmet decorated with centauress; monogram behind neck // Lion standing left, feeding; A above, monogram below. SNG Copenhagen 1563; SNG Lockett 558; Pozzi 255.

Very nice specimen with full crescent and legends. Very fine with charming toning

With an old handwritten collectors label.

BRUTTIUM. Kroton. Nomos circa 530-500 BC. 7.97 g. Tripod, legs surmounted by wreaths and terminating in lions feet, set on basis of three lines, the center dotted; to right, heron standing left // Incuse tripod as obverse, but wreaths in relief; to right, heron standing left. HN Italy 2093; SNG Ashmolean 1467; SNG Lloyd 596.

Extremely fine with charming toning

Provenance: Auction Gerhard Hirsch 84, Munich (Germany), 27 June 1973, lot n°7; Auction Dr. Busso Peus Nachf. 299, Francfort (Germany), 6 May 1980, lot n°64; Fixed Prices List SKA-Monetarium 39, Zurich (Switzerland), Spring 1983, lot n°4.

BRUTTIUM. Rhegion. Bronze circa 351-280 BC. 9.35 g. Lions mask facing // Laureate head of Apollo to right; to left, unidentifed symbol. 22 mm. HN Italy 2534; SNG ANS 685.

Dark green Patina. Very fine

Provenance: Fixed Prices List Privat Kredit Bank 1, Lugano (Switzerland), Autumn 1976, lot n°141; Auction Adolph Hess AG 249, Lucerne (Switzerland), 13th November 1979, lot n°47.

AGRIGENTUM (AKRAGAS). Hemitron circa 400-380 BC. 18.08 g. Diademed and horned head of the river-god Akragas left // Eagle standing left, with head reverted, on Ionic capital; in left field, crab and in right field, six pellets. SNG ANS 1097.

Very fine

Provenance: Auction Adolph Hess AG 249, Lucerne (Switzerland), 13 November 1979, lot n°62.

GELA. Tetradrachm circa 425-420 BC. 17.32 g. Nike driving quadriga moving slowly to the left, holding the reins with both hands; above, laurel wreath // Forepart of the river-god Gelas, in the form of a man-headed bull, to right; below, heron standing right. HGC 2, 352; Jenkins, Gela, Group VII, 459/3 (this specimen on plate 26).

Very fine - extremely fine with charming toning

Provenance: J. Desneux Collection, Auction Leo Hamburger 98, Francfort (Germany), 3 April 1933, lot n°210; Auction Adolph Hess AG & Bank Leu AG 49, Lucerne (Switzerland), 27 March 1971, lot n°42; Auction Bank Leu AG 42, Zurich (Switzerland), 12 May 1987, lot n°82.

LEONTINI. Tetradrachm circa 430-425 BC. 17.18 g. Laureate head of Apollo left // Lions head left, with open jaws and protruding tongue; around, three barley grains and, behind, laurel leaf. Boehringer, Studies Price, pl.12, 55 (these dies); Rizzo pl. XXIIII, 4 (these dies); SNG ANS 257 (these dies).

Extremely fine

Provenance: Auction H. D. Rauch 40, Vienna (Austria), 18 January 1988, lot n°63.

LEONTINI. Didrachm circa 475-470 BC. 8.36 g. Naked horseman advancing right // Lions head right with jaws open and tongue protruding; around, four barley grains. Rizzo pl. 22, 12; SNG ANS 209.

Charming iridiscent toning and sharp details. Extremely fine

Provenance: Auction Glendining & Co with Seaby Auctions Ltd 2, London (UK), 15 July 1929, lot n°198; Auction Adolph E. Cahn 68, Francfort (Germany), 26 November 1930, lot n°1083; Auction Glendining & Co. Ltd, London (UK), 4 October 1972, lot n°92.

MESSANA. Tetradrachm circa 412-408 BC. 16.61 g. Slow biga of mules driven left by female charioteer, wearing long chiton and holding reins in both hands and kentron in right; above, Nike flying right to crown her. In exergue, two dolphins swimming snout to snout // Hare leaping left; below, head of Pan left. Jameson 654; SNG Copenhagen 406. Rare.

Good very fine

Provenance: privately purchased from SKA-Monetarium in Zurich (Switzerland) in 1984.

SELINUS. Didrachm or Nomos circa 530-500 BC. 8.90 g. Selinon leaf // Mill-sail pattern incuse. Selinus Hoard 39; SNG ANS 670.

Extremely fine with sharp details

Provenance: Auction SKA Schweizerische Kreditanstalt Bern, Berne (Switzerland), October 1987, lot n°703.

SYRACUSE. Tetradrachm circa 460-440 BC. 17.19 g. Charioteer driving walking quadriga right, holding kentron in right hand, reins with both; Nike flying above crowning horses, ketos in exergue // Diademed head of Arethusa right, hair tied behind neck in three rolls, surrounded by four dolphins swimming clockwise. Boehringer 524 (V272/R369); SNG ANS 167 (same reverse die); SNG Lockett 935 (same reverse die).

Flan crack, otherwise good very fine

Provenance: Auction Glendining & Co. LTD, London (UK), 13 December 1963, lot n°148; Auction Adolph Hess AG 249, Lucerne (Switzerland), 13 November 1979, lot n°100.

SYRACUSE. Democracy after Athenian Siege, 413-406 BC. Tetradrachm circa 415-405 BC. Dies signed by Euainetos. 17.18 g. Charioteer driving galloping quadriga right, holding kentron in right hand, reins in left; Nike flying above crowning charioteer, wheel in exergue, exergual line signed EVAINETO // Head of Arethusa left, surrounded by four dolphins swimming; signature EV below bust. Coll. Evans 917 (this specimen); SNG ANS 265 (same dies); Tudeer 36 (dies V12/R19). Rare.

Very fine with nice toning

Provenance: Auction Dr. Jacob Hirsch XIV, Munich (Germany), 27 November 1905, lot n°205; Sir Arthur Evans Collection, Auction Ars Classica XII, Lucerne (Switzerland), 18 October 1926, lot n°917; Auction Adolph Hess AG 254, Lucerne (Switzerland), 25 October 1983, lot n°105.

SYRACUSE. Fourth Democracy, 289-287 BC. Litra. 8.77 g. Draped bust of Artemis Soteira to right, quiver over shoulder // Winged thunderbolt. CNS II, 138; HGC 2, 0130.

Good very fine