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LOT 2591
Ancient Greek Coins - Lucania - Poseidonia Paestum - Poseidon AE15 c.420-390 B.C.
Lucania, Poseidonia-Paestum. Obv: Poseidon walking right, wearing chlamys, striking with trident, left arm extended. Rev: bull butting right, head facing. Fair.(2.39 grams, 15 mm.). [No Reserve]
Provenance
Received by gift from Professor Alan Thompson.
Wicklow, Ireland, sold at auction between 1935-1939.
From the collection of the late Dr JDH Widdness, Dublin, Ireland.
Accompanied by a handwritten slip with notes on the coin and a card with initialled provenance.
Literature
BMC 69, HNItaly 1151, Grunauer I.
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LOT 2591
Ancient Greek Coins - Lucania - Poseidonia Paestum - Poseidon AE15
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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