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Auction 26 21 May 2023
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BRUTTIUM. Kaulonia. Circa 475-470 BC. Diobol (Silver, 10.5 mm, 0.72 g, 12 h). ΚΑΥΛΟΝ - ΙΑ Head of a nymph to right, her hair in rolls and with a bun at the back. Rev. Stag standing right. BMC 48-9. HGC 1, 1434 (this coin). HN III 2050. Noe, Caulonia 232 (same dies). Rare. Well-centered, with a dark grey patina as found, and with a wonderful obverse head. Minor marks and traces of corrosion, otherwise, very fine.
From the "Collection sans Pareille" of Ancient Greek Fractions, ex Triton XIII, 5 January 2010, 1014.
The head on the obverse of this coin is usually described as being that of a "youthful river god", but the hairstyle on this head is very definitely not that of a man! The way the hair covers the back of the head in rolls, and the distinct impression one has that it is bound up in a tainia of some sort, makes its femininity clear. Who she is is unclear.
From the "Collection sans Pareille" of Ancient Greek Fractions, ex Triton XIII, 5 January 2010, 1014.
The head on the obverse of this coin is usually described as being that of a "youthful river god", but the hairstyle on this head is very definitely not that of a man! The way the hair covers the back of the head in rolls, and the distinct impression one has that it is bound up in a tainia of some sort, makes its femininity clear. Who she is is unclear.