nomos/didrachm of Nola (Campania), 400-385 BC

Obv. hd of a nymph
Rev. man-headed bull, crowned by Nike. in ex. NΩΛAIΩN


Rutter 50 (O21/R32)   7.24 g   Classical Numismatic Group > Triton VIII 2005 lot 21
                               Estimate 1,000 USD,  realized 1,200 USD
                               
type HNI 605


CAMPANIA, Nola. Circa 400-385 BC. AR Nomos (7.24 gm, 12h). 
Head of nymph right wearing broad diadem decorated with a maeander pattern, triple pendant earring, and necklace / 
[N]WLAIWN, man-headed bull standing left; above, Nike flying left, placing wreath on bull's head. 
Rutter 50 (O21/R32); SNG France 1089 (same dies); SNG ANS 556; SNG Copenhagen 560; HN Italy 605; Jameson 58 (this coin). 
Good VF, toned, a few light cleaning scratches.

From the Tony Hardy Collection. Ex R.C. Jameson Collection, 58; Sambon & Canessa (22 June 1906), lot 68.