ANCIENT GREEK COINS
LUCANIA | Thurium

Sotheby, Apr 20 1909 (Hobart Smith)

Lot 87 AR Tetradrachm, 15.68g

FROM THE AUCTION CATALOG

House Sotheby, London, Great Britain
Date April 20th, 1909
Lot 87
Description Thunium, AR, Tetradrachm, wt. 242 grs. (circ. b.c. 390-350), Head of Athena to right wearing crested helmet with figure of Skylla on side, flap of helmet adorned with griffin, in front of head ; Rv 0OYPIT2N, Furious bull charging to right, V E in small letters on bull’s rump (Forrer, p. 306), of very fine style, in good preservation, and very rare.
Issuer Lucan. | Thurium
Metal AR (Silver)
Denomination Tetradrachm
Weight 15.68g
Estimate
Sold £7-5-0
Currency £ s. d.
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rNumis notes: 242 grains. To Seltman

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