Roma Numismatics Ltd
Auction XVI 26 Sep 2018
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Etruria, Populonia AR Diobol. Late 4th - 3rd century BC. Lion's scalp facing / Blank. EC I, 119.1-4 (O1); SNG Firenze 1163-4. 1.05g, 12mm.
Extremely Fine. The fifth, and finest, example extant, and one of only two in private hands - the others in Florence (2) and Rome.
From the collection of a Swiss Etruscologist, and outside of Italy prior to December 1992.
It seems plausible that the lion-skin type of this diobol may relate to Hercle, given that he and/or his club attribute appear on the Metus and Hercle series of 20 asses.
Extremely Fine. The fifth, and finest, example extant, and one of only two in private hands - the others in Florence (2) and Rome.
From the collection of a Swiss Etruscologist, and outside of Italy prior to December 1992.
It seems plausible that the lion-skin type of this diobol may relate to Hercle, given that he and/or his club attribute appear on the Metus and Hercle series of 20 asses.