Ancient Coins

Greek Coinages, Calabria, Tarentum, Diobol, 325-280, head of Athena right wearing crested helmeted ornamented with hippocamp, rev. Herakles standing right, wrestling lion, 1.25g/8h (HN Italy 976; McClean 712); Litra, 280-228, cockle shell, rev. dolphin right, owl below, 0.56g/3h (HN Italy 979; Vlasto 1519-21); LUCANIA, Metapontion, Diobol, c. 325-275, helmeted head of Athena right, rev. ear of barley, 1.04g/7h (HN Italy –; Johnston Class F.21; McClean 999-1001); Poseidonia, Diobol, c. 445-420, ποσειδα, Poseidon standing right, casting trident, chlamys draped over shoulders, rev. bull standing left, barley-grain in exergue, 1.27g/4h (HN Italy 1119; McClean 1083-5); BRUTTIUM, Terina, Triobol, 420-400, head of nymph left, rev. Victory seated left on plinth, holding wreath, 1.25g/8h (HN Italy 2624) [5]. Fine to very fine, toned £200-£260

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

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