Watch List notes:

CAMPANIA. Nola. Circa 400-385 BC. Didrachm or Nomos (Silver, 22 mm, 7.26 g, 8 h). Head of Athena to right, wearing laureate and crested Attic helmet decorated with an owl standing right, head facing, on the bowl. Rev. NΩΛAIΩN Man-headed bull standing to right; below, monogram of ΛE. Basel 50 (this coin). HN Italy 603. Rutter 4 (same dies). Sambon 811. SNG ANS 558. A lightly toned and attractive example of this charming issue. Minor traces of overstriking on the obverse, otherwise, good very fine.


From the Kleinkunst Collection and from the collection of A. D. Moretti, Numismatica Ars Classica 13, 8 October 1998, 50.