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LOT 2880

Calabria, Tarentum AR Drachm. Circa 280-272 BC.

ΣΩ- (So-), magistrate. Head of Athena to left, wearing crested Attic helmet ornamented with Skylla hurling rock / ΤΑΡΑΝΤΙΝΩΝ, owl standing facing on thunderbolt, with wings open; ΣΩ upwards to right. Vlasto 1068; HN Italy 1018. Good Very Fine.(3.05gr, 16mm, 11h.).

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From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.

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LOT 2880

Calabria, Tarentum AR Drachm.

Sold for (Inc. bp): £390

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