‡ Italy, Lucania, Metapontum, gold third-stater, c. 290-280 BC, ΛΕΥΚΙΠΠΟΣ, head of Leukippos right wearing Corinthian helmet adorned with Scylla, rev., Μ-Ε, two ears of barley; between, ΣΙ, 2.82g, die axis 2.00 (Johnston G5.1; Gulbenkian 72; SNG ANS 396; AMB 153; SNG Lockett 404; HN Italy 1630), well centred, good extremely fine, rare Provenance: Hess-Leu 19, 12 April 1962, lot 34; J. Abecassis collection (‘Outstanding Collection’), Leu 81, 16 May 2001, lot 21; European Connoisseur collection (formed before 2002).

Estimate: GBP 7000-10000