Astarte S.A. > Web Auction 4Auction date: 7 April 2024
Lot number: 4

Price realized: 360 CHF   (Approx. 398 USD / 366 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


CAMPANIA. Cales. Circa 265-240 BC. Didrachm (Silver, 21.10 mm, 6.82 g). Head of Minerva to right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet adorned with a serpent; behind neck, thunderbolt; below the neck, H (?). Rev. Victory in biga to left, holding kentron in her right hand and reins in left; in exergue, CALENO. HN Italy 434. Sambon 898 var. SNG ANS 172. BMC Italy, 77, 4. Toned with some scratches. Good Fine.

From a Swiss collection, formed before 2005.

Starting price: 80 CHF

Match 1:
Astarte S.A. > Web Auction 5Auction date: 12 May 2024
Lot number: 13

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Lot description:


LUCANIA. Velia. Circa 340-334 BC. Stater (Silver, 23.31 mm, 7.46 g). Head of Athena to right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with griffin; pellet in P behind neck. Rev. Lion advancing to right; pellet in P below, YEΛHTΩN in exergue. Williams 265 (O153/R208). HN Italy 1284. SNG ANS 1297. HGC 1, 1310. Light weakness. Very Fine

Starting price: 150 CHF

Match 2:
Astarte S.A. > Web Auction 5Auction date: 12 May 2024
Lot number: 14

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Lot description:


LUCANIA. Velia. Circa 340-334 BC. Stater (Silver, 23.31 mm, 7.46 g). Head of Athena to right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with griffin; dolphins swimming downwards to each side, Θ behind neck. Rev. Lion advancing to right; Θ below, YEΛHTΩN in exergue. Williams 271 (O154/R211). HN Italy 1284. SNG ANS 1301. HGC 1, 1310. Obverse slightly off center, otherwise, Very Fine.

Starting price: 150 CHF

Match 3:
Astarte S.A. > Web Auction 3Auction date: 22 February 2024
Lot number: 2

Price realized: 200 CHF   (Approx. 227 USD / 210 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


CALABRIA. Tarentum. Circa 380-325 BC. Diobol (Silver, 11.99 mm, 1.19 g). Head of Athena to right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with a hippocamp; below chin, Λ. Rev. T[APAN-TINΩΝ] Herakles standing to right, lifting and strangling the Nemean lion; in left field, club; between Herakles' legs, A. D'Andrea, Miglioli, Tafuri, Vonghia, "The Diobols of Tarentum", Type 57. HN Italy 914. Vlasto 1278. SNG ANS 1385-6. Lightly toned. Very fine.

Starting price: 30 CHF

Match 4:
Astarte S.A. > Web Auction 5Auction date: 12 May 2024
Lot number: 12

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Lot description:


LUCANIA. Velia. Circa 340-334 BC. Stater (Silver, 24.66 mm, 7.31 g). Head of Athena to left, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with griffin; P with pellet within behind neck. Rev. Lion advancing to right; Φ above YEΛHTΩN in exergue. HN Italy 1284. SNG ANS 1292 (same dies). Williams 264 (O152/R203). HGC 1, 1310. Some corrosion and deposits, otherwise, Very Fine.

Starting price: 200 CHF

Match 5:
Astarte S.A. > Web Auction 4Auction date: 7 April 2024
Lot number: 9

Price realized: 220 CHF   (Approx. 243 USD / 224 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


CALABRIA. Tarentum. Circa 325-280 BC. Diobol (Silver, 12.63 mm, 1.14 g). Head of Athena to right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with Skylla; on neck flap, Φ. Rev. [TAPAN] Herakles kneeling to right, holding club in his right hand and strangling lion with his left; above, strigil. HN Italy 976. Vlasto 1330. SNG ANS 1423 var. (missing Φ on neck flap). HGC 1, 834. Toned. Nearly Extremely Fine. A very rare variant.

Starting price: 80 CHF