311, Lot: 393. Estimate $500. Sold for $600. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

LUCANIA, Sybaris. Circa 550-510 BC. AR Nomos (27mm, 7.64 g, 12h). Bull standing left, head right; branch above, VM in exergue / Incuse bull standing right, head left; branch in relief above. Fabricius class A; Gorini –; HN Italy 1732; Traité I 2090, pl. LXVII, 7 = de Luynes 554 (same dies). Fine, edge chip at 12 o’clock. Extremely rare issue with branch.

From the Daniel Koppersmith Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 87 (18 May 2011), lot 130.