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Offline gallienus1

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Nice Nomos of the Day
« on: March 25, 2023, 05:15:31 am »

I was lucky to pick this up last year, I think it is a really nice example of the type.

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ItalyLucania, Thurium (Thourioi), (c.400-350 B.C.), silver nomos, stater or didrachm, (7.56 g), obv. head of Athena to right wearing crested Athenian helmet, ornamented with figure of Scylla pointing, rev. bull butting to right, **QOURIWN, tunny fish below in exergue, with exergual line, (cf.S.442, HN Italy 1802, SNG ANS 1002 [same obv. die]).

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Re: Nice Nomos of the Day
« Reply #1 on: March 25, 2023, 07:31:54 am »
A real beauty!

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Re: Nice Nomos of the Day
« Reply #2 on: March 25, 2023, 10:13:30 am »
That's a splendid example. I love the obverse, great Skylla on this one. I bet it's quite impressive in hand.
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Re: Nice Nomos of the Day
« Reply #3 on: March 25, 2023, 03:18:31 pm »
Fantastic

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Re: Nice Nomos of the Day
« Reply #4 on: March 25, 2023, 08:42:44 pm »
Hi Steve,

It is a good purchase, congrats. I like the powerfull bull and the charming bust of Athena.

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Re: Nice Nomos of the Day
« Reply #5 on: March 25, 2023, 09:30:50 pm »

Thanks Molinari, Curtis JJ, Jay GT4 and kc. Always a pleasure to show a new acquisition on this forum!

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Steve


 

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