Ć29 quadrunx of Calatia 216-211 BC

Obv. hd Jupiter
Rev. quadriga driven by Victory, Jupiter hurls thunderbolt


HNI 470      23.27 g      Numismatica Ars Classica > Auction 27 2004 lot 5
                          Estimate 2,000 CHF, realized 1,600 CHF  (approx. 1,238 USD)
                         
type HNI 470



Greek Coins 
Calatia 
d=29 mm
Quadrans circa 216-211, ć 23.27 g. 
Laureate head of Zeus r.; behind four pellets. 
Rev. Fast quadriga r. driven by Victory, in which Jupiter, holding sceptre, hurls thunderbolt; below, four pellets. 
In exergue, calati in Oscan characters. 

Sambon 1058. Giard, op. cit., p. 258, 1. Historia Numorum 470 var. (pellets missing).

Excessively rare, only four specimens known. Green patina and extremely fine
Ex NAC 9, 1996, 4 and 21, 2001, 5 sales and A.D.M. collection.