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AV: AYT K M A? Bust r. RV: СΕΡΔΩΝ Elephant walking r. 3,94 gr. 18 mm R4 Varbanov 2075

Lot 55. Bruttium, Croton, Stater, ca. 530-500 BC; AR (g 8,33; mm 28; h 12); ϘPO, tripod with legs ending in lion's paws, with ornaments on and two serpents at base, Rv. Same type incuse...

Reference:  RIC 331 VAR Note: rare and desirable cuirassed bust LEFT instead of right as usual, with additional fold of aegis visible on right shoulder and wide wreath ties of the corona radiata.  A portrait of the finest style....

A - Tête de la reine diadémée à droite, par Sir Ian R. Broadley. ELIZABETH‘II‘D‘G / REG‘FID‘DEF‘ / ‘50‘POUNDS // IRB  R - Tête de Britannia casquée, à gauche. BRITANNIA // HALF/OUNCE FINE/GOLD //...