LUCANIA, Velia. Circa 400-340 BC. AR Nomos (18.5mm, 7.55 g, 10h). T Group. Head of nymph right, her hair in krobylos / Lion at bay right; above, owl flying left. Williams 217 (O133/R166); HN Italy 1277; SNG ANS 1231 (same dies); SNG Lloyd 512 = Bement 243 (same dies); Gulbenkian 103 = Jameson 378 (same dies). Lightly toned, compact flan, slightly off center on obverse. Near VF. Rare.
From the Todd Hansen Collection. Ex Stack's (10 June 1996), lot 15.