Description

LUCANIA, Thourioi. Circa 400-350 BC. AR Double Nomos – Distater (25mm, 15.22 g, 10h).
Head of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet decorated on its bowl with Skylla
scanning right, and on its neck guard with griffin right / Bull butting right, ligate VE on its hind
quarter; ΘOYPIΩN above; in exergue, fish right.

Noe, Thurian B8 (same dies); HN Italy 1803; Jameson 358 (same dies).

EF, thin, dark find patina. Exceptionally fine style. Extremely rare early distater.