Campania, Neapolis, 3rd century BC, AE 18, 4.26g
NEOΠOΛITΩN, laureate head of Apollo, E(?)/
man-faced bull walking, grapes on vineleaf,
XAPI monogram, ME(?)
SNG ANS 453, Sambon 634
Posted November 2015
Campania, Neapolis, 325-241 BC, AE 23, 6g
NEOΠOΛITΩN, laureate head of Apollo, E(?)/
man-faced bull walking, lyre, IΣ
Sambon 637
Posted November 2015
Campania, Neapolis, 320-280 BC, AE 16
NEOΠOΛITΩN, laureate(?) head of Apollo, astragalus(?)/
man-faced bull walking, shield (containing star of 8 rays?),
sword in scabbard (sheath), AΦ(?)
SNG ANS ---, Sambon 639 var., SNG Cop. ---, BMC 170 (var.?),
Extremely Rare with astragalus symbol (R3),
unpublished symbol(?), ex Lindgren collection
Posted November 2015
Note: Since the day I purchased this coin from Mr. Lindgren, I wasn't sure what the obverse symbol is (at right).
I always thought it looked like an astragalus, but I wasn't certain. When I posted photos of this coin here
in my website, Nick Molinari stated that it looks like an astragalus to him. He simply confirmed my suspicions.
If it is an astragalus, then it is probably an unpublished symbol for this type. Of course, it is unpublished
prior to the publishing of Nick's AE man-faced bull reference book, because this specimen appears
in his book. To my knowledge, this is the only known example of this issue with this symbol.
Campania, Neapolis, 317-270 BC, AE 19
NEOΠOΛITΩN, laureate head of Apollo, Λ/
man-faced bull standing, kantharos, Z-Ω(?), MIA
SNG ANS 459, Sambon 642-643,
MSP (Molinari) I, 254
Posted January 2020
Note: This specimen was purchased as part of a bulk lot of 4 Campania coins.
