Lucania, Velia (c. 465-440), Drachm; AR 3,92 g; 14,7 mm)

Diademed head of nymph r.; Rv. YEΛH, owl standing r., with wings closed, on olive twig. Williams 78; HN Italy 1265; SNG Copenhagen 1530; SNG ANS 1234. Good extremely fine. Fine and elegant style. Traces of former mechanical cleaning; some scratches. Fields gently smoothed. Possibly tooled. Exceptional specimen, very rare in this condition.

From a private European collection formed in the 1980s.

€ 200,00