Italy, Lucania, Thurium, distater, c. 360 BC, helmeted head of Athena right with Skylla on bowl of helmet, rev., ΘΟΥΡΙΩΝ, bull butting right on dotted exergual line above which are six pellets unevenly distributed; in ex., tunny fish, 15.57g (Noe F.10; SNG ANS 966, same dies), die break at base of reverse, toned, about extremely fine and rare. Provenance: Greta S. Heckett collection, Sotheby's Zurich, 10 June 1977, lot 16 and illustrated on the front cover of the catalogue.
(2000-2500 GBP)