Ancient Coins

Greek Coinages, Calabria, Tarentum, Nomos, 470-465, dolphin-rider right, arms outstretched, rev. hippocamp left, 7.78g/8h (HN Italy 827; Vlasto 132; McClean –); LUCANIA, Velia, Nomos, 400-340, head of Athena left wearing crested helmeted decorated with griffin, rev. lion preying on stag right, 7.38g/3h (HN Italy 1279; SNG Ashmolean 1158-9; McClean 1426); Sybaris, Drachm, c. 550-510, bull standing left, head reverted, mv in exergue, rev. incuse bull as on obv., 2.46g/12h (HN Italy 1736; Pozzi 595-6; McClean 1169) [3]. First with heavy surface deposits, last with some cleaning scratches, otherwise fine £90-£120

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Sir Gerard Clauson Collection of Ancient Coins.

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