LUCANIA, Velia. Circa 400-340 BC. AR Didrachm (20mm, 7.61 g, 1h). Lion crouching right; retrograde B above / Head of nymph right, with hair in krobylos, wearing pearled necklace. Williams 215 (O129/R162); HN Italy 1276. Near EF, light graffito on the reverse behind the head. Exceptional strike and centering for issue.
Ex Dr. Peter M. Suter Collection (Münzen und Medaillen Basel 89, 14 June 2000), lot 8.
