343, Lot: 17. Estimate $300. Sold for $550. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

LUCANIA, Thourioi. Circa 350-300 BC. AR Double Nomos (23mm, 15.55 g, 11h). Helmeted head of Athena right, helmet decorated with Skylla throwing stone and griffin on neck guard; IΠ behind neck guard; [to left, Nike crowing her with wreath] / Bull butting right; race torch above, EY below; in exergue, two fish right. Noe, Thurian G2 (same dies as illustration); HN Italy 1815; SNG ANS –; BMC 36; McClean 1262. VF, toned, flan flaw on obverse.

From the Colin Kirk Collection.