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CAMPANIA, NEAPOLIS - AR Didrachm, circa 340-317 BC
weight 7,05gr. ; silver Ø 19mm.
obv. Head of nymph right, wearing broad diadem and earring, E behind, [A beneath head rev. Man-headed bull walking right, Nikè with wreath above flying fight, N below, O in front, NEOΠOΛITHΣ exergue The [A below the head could be the initial of the artist diecutter. Variety with NEOΠOΛITHΣ (normally NEOΠOΛITΩN)
Seems to be unpublished. Extremely rare.
cf. BMC 29 ; cf. SNG.Copenhagen 391 ; cf. SNG.Delepierre 126 ; cf. SNG.Paris 683 ; cf. Sambon 366 .; cf. McClean 236 ; cf. SNG.ANS 302 ; Jameson Collection- ; SNG.Tübingen- ; cf. Pozzi Collection 192 ; Sear- (cf.299) RRR Attractive dark patina. vf
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CAMPANIA, NEAPOLIS - AR Didrachm, circa 280-241 BC
weight 6,96gr. ; silver Ø 20mm.
obv. Female head left (nymph Neapolis), wearing earring and necklace of beads, hair waved and bound with diadem and beaded band. Diadem hidden in middle by escaping locks; hair over forehead in tight plaits, waved over crown, and in thick curls behind, amphora behind neck; border of dots. rev. Man-headed bull walking right, head facing, above Nikè, with girdled chiton, flying right, to crown him with olive-branch, BI below, NEOΠOΛITΩN in exergue
BMC- (cf. 105) ; SNG.Copenhagen - ; Historia Numorum, Italy- ; SNG.Paris- ; SNG.Delepierre- (cf. 159) ; McClean- (cf.279) RR Some very minor scatches. Attractive classical style. Very rare. vf |
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