GREEK NEAPOLIS IN CAMPANIA - DIDRACHM 340-241 BC. Obv: head of nymph Parthenope right, eagle behind, laurel branch before, DI below. Rev: man-headed bull right, crowned by Nike flying right above; LO beneath neck; NEAPOLITHS in exergue. 7.25 grams. Very fine, rare symbol combination. Literature Cf Sear 307; Sambon 448; Mionnet I, 150 (both citing the same coin in the Paris Cabinet but describing "laurel wreath" before the head, possibly in error from a worn coin); BMC -; Traité -; see Wildwinds.com (this coin).
GREEK NEAPOLIS IN CAMPANIA - DIDRACHM 340-241 BC. Obv: head of nymph Parthenope right, eagle behind, laurel branch before, DI below. Rev: man-headed bull right, crowned by Nike flying right above; LO beneath neck; NEAPOLITHS in exergue. 7.25 grams. Very fine, rare symbol combination. Literature Cf Sear 307; Sambon 448; Mionnet I, 150 (both citing the same coin in the Paris Cabinet but describing "laurel wreath" before the head, possibly in error from a worn coin); BMC -; Traité -; see Wildwinds.com (this coin).
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