Bertolami Fine Art
Auction 8 3 February 2014
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Anonymous, Bronze, Neapolis, after 326 BC; AE (g 2,70; mm 16; h 3); Laureate head of Apollo r., Rv. Forepart of man-headed bull r., flank of bull decorated by star; above, [PO]MAIΩN. Crawford 1/1; HNItaly 251.
Very rare, dark patina, good very fine.
It's commonly accepted that this rare coin was struck due to the foedus Neapolitanum in order to honor the new peaceful alliance between Rome and Neapolis (R. Russo in "Numismatica Sottovoce", p. 7).
Very rare, dark patina, good very fine.
It's commonly accepted that this rare coin was struck due to the foedus Neapolitanum in order to honor the new peaceful alliance between Rome and Neapolis (R. Russo in "Numismatica Sottovoce", p. 7).