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Auction: 24125 - Spink Numismatic e-Circular 39: Ancient Coins, featuring the Little Busby Hoard of Roman Denarii - e-Auction
Lot: 1112

A Selection of Greek Fractionals (4): i) Lucania, Herakleia, AR Diobol, head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet ornamented with hippocamp, rev. Herakles wrestling the Nemean lion, 0.88g (HN Italy, 1379; van Keuren 53), somewhat worn, about very fine; ii) Calabria, Tarentum, AR Diobol, struck circa 325-280, head of Athena right, as before but no hippocamp, rev. as before, G between the legs of Herakles, 1.14g (Vlasto –. HN Italy 986), toned, very fine, rare with this reverse; iii) Thessaly, Larissa, AR Obol, struck c. 460-400 BC, horse trotting left, rev. the nymph Larissa standing right, balancing hydria on knee, to her left, a water fountain in the form of a lion's head spouting water, all within incuse square, 0.92g (BCD Thessaly II 361.3; HGC 4, 483), toned with slight die-wear, still near very fine; iv) Cilicia, Kelendris, AR Obol, struck c. 410-375 BC, forepart of Pegasos right, rev. goat kneeling right, head left, 0.75g (Göktürk 7; SNG BN 81–4; SNG Levante 27), lightly toned, obverse rather ganular, reverse very fine despite test cut; (4).

Provenance

iii) Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 562, 15 May 2024, lot 66; BCD, Idem., Electronic Auction 444, 15 May 2019, lot 64; bought 2016


iv) Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 562, 15 May 2024, lot 148

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£95

Starting price
£90