LUCANIA. Thourioi. Circa 350-300 BC. Stater (Silver, 23 mm, 7.77 g, 9 h), struck under the magistrate Sim.... Head of Athena to right, wearing crested Attic helmet adorned with Skylla hurling a stone to right. Rev. ΘΟΥΡΙΩΝ Bull butting to right, his head lowered; in exergue, ΣIM. Hess-Leu [1], 1954, 36 (same reverse die). HN III 1844. SNG ANS 1097 var. A rare variety, nicely toned. Obverse struck from a slightly worn die and with some remaining deposits, otherwise, about extremely fine.

From the Aletheia Collection, acquired prior to 2010.

For a coin of Tarentum struck under the same magistrate, Sim..., see above, lot XXX.