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.
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