Ancient Coins from the Collection of the late Richard Plant

Greek Coinages, LUCANIA, Sybaris, Obol, 550-510, bull left, head reverted, rev. large m, 0.40g (HN Italy 1739; BMC 13); BRUTTIUM, Kaulonia, Stater, c. 475-425, Apollo walking right, small stag in right field, rev. stag standing right, 6.99g (HN Italy 2044; BMC 17); CALABRIA, Tarentum, Obol, 450-380, head of Athena right within wave border, rev. kantharos, five pellets around, 0.53g (HN Italy 859); SICILY, Gela, Obol, c. 450, horse right, wreath above, rev. forepart of man-headed bull, 0.64g (BMC 28ff), Kamarina, Litra, c. 450, Pallas standing left holding spear, rev. Nike flying left, swan below, all within wreath, 0.58g (BMC 3-4), Syracuse, Hieron I (478-66), Litra, diademed head of Arethusa right, pelleted border around, rev. wheel with four spokes, 0.67g (Boehringer series XII, 362ff; BMC 55ff) [6]. Second fine, others better, several scarce £80-£100

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Ancient Coins from the Collection of the late Richard Plant.

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