Watch List notes:

LUCANIA, Velia. Circa 300-280 BC. AR Nomos (20.5mm, 7.34 g, 6h). Philistion group. Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with griffin and wreath; A behind neck guard, [Φ before neck] / Lion standing right; above, dolphin between I and Φ; YEΛHTΩN in exergue. Williams 462a (O232/R326 – this coin); HN Italy 1307; SNG ANS 1375 (same dies); BMC 93 (same dies). EF, attractive dark iridescent tone. Well centered, nice surfaces.


Ex Ars Classica XVI (3 July 1933), lot 277; Ars Classica XV (2 July 1930), lot 215 (erroneously pedigreed to Jameson 72).