GREEK COINS. LUCANIA.
THOURIOI. Nomos, about 380-350 BC. AR 7.91 g. Head of Athena r., wearing crested Attic helmet on which Scylla r., holding rudder with her r. hand, her l. hand outstretched. Rev. ΘΟΥΡΙΩΝ Bull butting r., in exergue, fish r. SNG ANS 1006; SNG Oxford 951.
Excellent style and nicely toned. Extremely fine
Provenance:
Marchese Carlo Strozzi collection.
J. Pierpont Morgan collection (W. Raymond/S.P. Noe, The J. Pierpont Morgan Collection, 1953, 79).
Auction Galleria Sangiorgi, Rom April 15, 1907, 1105.
Auction Adolph Hess AG, Lucerne - Bank Leu & Co. AG, Zürich 24 (Lucerne 1964), 31.