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Long Beach Signature Sale 3042 17-18 Sep 2015
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LUCANIA. Metapontum. Time of Hannibal, ca. 215-207 BC. AR half-shekel (20mm, 3.46 gm, 6h). Head of Athena right wearing crested Corinthian helmet pushed back on head / META, grain ear with leaf to right, upon which perches owl with spread wings. SNG ANS 550. Historia Numorum Italy 1634. A lovely example, crisply struck from fresh dies and well centered on a broad planchet of sound metal. NGC MS★ 5/5 - 5/5.
Estimate: 1200-1600 USD
LUCANIA. Metapontum. Time of Hannibal, ca. 215-207 BC. AR half-shekel (20mm, 3.46 gm, 6h). Head of Athena right wearing crested Corinthian helmet pushed back on head / META, grain ear with leaf to right, upon which perches owl with spread wings. SNG ANS 550. Historia Numorum Italy 1634. A lovely example, crisply struck from fresh dies and well centered on a broad planchet of sound metal. NGC MS★ 5/5 - 5/5.
Estimate: 1200-1600 USD