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Auction 27  22 May 2023
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Lot 1002

Estimate: 3500 CHF
Price realized: 9500 CHF
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CAMPANIA. Cumae. Circa 420-385 BC. Nomos (Silver, 21 mm, 7.37 g, 9 h). Diademed head of the Sibyl of Cumae to right, wearing simple necklace. Rev. ΚVΜΑΙΟΝ (retrograde) Skylla swimming to right: she has a long twisting fish tail and a human head and torso; she is diademed (?) and draped and holds a dolphin in her left hand; she has a dog's head emerging from each shoulder, and forepart of a dog to right at the juncture between her torso and her fish tail; below, mussel with its pointed end to right. AMB 42 (this coin). de Luynes 145 (same dies). Gillet Plates 11 (this coin) = HGC 1, 430 (this coin). HN III 534. Jameson 39, Kraay-Hirmer 321, Rutter 138 (O107/R127) and SNG Lockett 66 (all same dies). Very rare. A lovely, well-struck and well-centered of lovely style. Somewhat rough surfaces, otherwise, good very fine.
From the collection of W. Rudman, Triton V, 15 January 2002, 1017, and from the collections of A. Moretti and C. Gillet.

This is an intriguing view of Skylla - she has dog heads coming out of her shoulders and out of what should be her waist. On most coins, like lot 1014, below, the distater from Thourioi, the dogs only emerge from her waist.
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