Meepzorp's Ancient Coins


Greek Italy


Campania


Cales, Bronze, Part 1


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Campania, Cales, ca. 265-240 BC, AE 20, 6.80g
CALENO,
laureate head of Apollo, thunderbolt/
CALENO,
man-faced bull standing, kithara (lyre), star with 8 rays
SNG ANS 176, HN Italy 436,
MSP (Molinari) I, 96, Sambon 923,
Pozzi 156, HGC 1, 376
Posted February 2022








Campania, Cales, ca. 265-240 BC, AE 22, 6.29g
CALENO,
laureate head of Apollo, aphlaston (or dolphin?)/
CALENO,
man-faced bull standing, kithara (lyre), star with 8 rays
SNG ANS 180 var. (E), HN Italy 436,
MSP (Molinari) I, 99, Graziano 70,
HGC 1, 376, Very Rare (R2)
Posted February 2022


Note: The dealer described the obverse symbol as an aphlaston.
However, there is a possibility that it may be a dolphin.








Campania, Cales, ca. 265-240 BC, AE 22, 7.41g
CALENO,
laureate head of Apollo, symbol (dolphin or aphlaston?)/
CALENO,
man-faced bull standing, kithara (lyre), star with 8 rays
SNG ANS 180 var. (E), HN Italy 436,
MSP (Molinari) I, 99, Graziano 70,
HGC 1, 376, Very Rare (R2)
Posted May 2023








Campania, Cales, ca. 265-240 BC, AE 23, 7.75g
CALENO,
laureate head of Apollo, pentagram/
CALENO,
man-faced bull standing, kithara (lyre)
SNG ANS ---, HN Italy 436,
MSP (Molinari) I, 108 var. (B below) and 113 var. (Γ below),
Graziano 67 var. and 77 var.,
Very Rare (R2)
Posted August 2022