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ANCIENT COINS

GREEK COINS

GALLIA.
1 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 50.-
Provenance: Auction Adolph Hess AG 251, Lucerne (Switzerland), 7 May 1981, lot n°1.

ITALY.

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 250.-
Provenance: Fixed Prices List SKA-Monetarium 53, Zurich (Switzerland), Spring 1990, lot n°7.

3 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.
Almost extemely fine with good style and toning 250.-
Provenance: Fixed Prices List SKA-Monetarium 55, Zurich (Switzerland), Spring 1991, lot n°2.

4 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 horse's 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 100.-
Provenance: Auction Adolph Hess AG 253, Lucerne (Switzerland), 8 March 1983, lot n°18.

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