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The Anders Collection Part II 1 Jun 2023
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Lucania, the Lucani Fourrée Drachm. Circa 280-278 BC. Head of Athena to right, wearing crested, winged Attic helmet / Barley grain with leaf to right; [club above leaf]; c/m: owl. Cf. Johnston pp. 17-8 (monogram on reverse); cf. HN Italy 2680 (uncertain issue). 2.16g, 15mm, 11h.
Very Fine.
From the Anders Collection, collector's tickets included.
While it was argued by Robinson that these coins was struck by the Lucani at Metapontion contemporaneously with the half-shekels struck under Punic rule which they closely resemble, Johnston convincingly casts doubt on this attribution. She argues that the issue imitates two types which were well-dispersed throughout the region; the barley grain of Metapontion and the helmeted Athena of Tarentum.
Very Fine.
From the Anders Collection, collector's tickets included.
While it was argued by Robinson that these coins was struck by the Lucani at Metapontion contemporaneously with the half-shekels struck under Punic rule which they closely resemble, Johnston convincingly casts doubt on this attribution. She argues that the issue imitates two types which were well-dispersed throughout the region; the barley grain of Metapontion and the helmeted Athena of Tarentum.