LUCANIA, Thourioi. Circa 443-400 BC. AR Nomos (20mm, 7.98 g, 12h). VF.

CNG Feature Auction 133
Lot: 39. Estimated: $ 750

Greek, 12h, Coin-in-Hand Video, Silver

Sold For $ 1 500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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LUCANIA, Thourioi. Circa 443-400 BC. AR Nomos (20mm, 7.98 g, 12h). Helmeted head of Athena right, bowl decorated with laurel wreath; small Ξ above visor / Bull butting left; in exergue, fish left. Jörgensen –; HN Italy 1767. Old cabinet tone, scratches and marks under tone including along edge. VF.

From Collection JLT. Ex Classical Numismatic Group inventory 868741 (April 2010); Künker 168 (12 March 2010), lot 7093; Vinchon (11 April 1988), lot 196 (part of); Ars Classica XV (2 July 1930), lot 193; Dr. Paul Hartwig Collection (Santamaria [2], 7 March 1910), lot 286.

In 446 BC, with the aid of Athens, the refugee population of the destroyed city of Sybaris returned to the location of their previous home, and founded a new city, giving it the name Thourioi. The new city quickly regained the prosperity enjoyed by its former incarnation, as evidenced by the extensive series of coins it issued over the following two centuries. Although its perennial rival had been Kroton, the new city grew close to its former enemy, and Tarentum as well. Good relations with the latter were probably responsible for the weakening of Thourioi's historical connection to Athens, and she turned to Sparta during the Peloponnesian War. Although supported by Tarentum, the city suffered at the hands of the Lucanians and Brettians during the 4th century. In need of a more robust ally, the Thourians turned to Rome in 285 BC. Unlike many cities in southern Italy, Thourioi's support of Rome was steadfast during both the time of Pyrrhos and Hannibal's invasion, even though the Thourians suffered heavily at the hands of the latter. The coinage of Thourioi was diverse in both its denominations and metals. The primary types were the head of Athena, probably due to the city's initial close relationship with Athens, and a standing or butting bull, which had been the civic type on the coins of Sybaris.

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