| Classical Numismatic Group > Auction 126 | Auction date: 28 May 2024 |
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| Lot description: LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 290-280 BC. AR Nomos (20mm, 7.95 g, 3h). Head of Herakles left, wearing tainia, lion skin around neck; club over far shoulder / Grain ear with leaf to right; META up left field; kantharos above leaf, BI below. Johnston Class D, 4.1 corr. (control letters on rev.; same dies); HN Italy 1621 corr. (same); Leu 61, lot 38 (same obv. die). Deeply toned, minor edge split. EF. Very rare with head left, and among the finest known. From the Wild Rose Collection, purchased from Shanna Schmidt, 20 February 2019. Ex Gasvoda Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 109, 12 September 2018) lot 18; Nomos 13 (7 October 2016), lot 115. Estimate: 7500 USD |  |
