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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Herodotus, post: 7845804, member: 111387&quot;]This is a type that I recently attributed.&nbsp; It is the less common older Æ type with the bull walking left.&nbsp; It has been dated between 435-410/5 BC.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1350452[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>SOUTHERN LUCANIA, Thourioi.</b> (435-410/5 BC). Æ. (17mm, 3.73g).</p><p>Obverse: Head of Athena to right, wearing crested Attic helmet adorned with olive wreath.</p><p>Reverse: ΘOΥΡIΩN above; bull walking left; fish in exergue.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Now the above coin is fairly worn, and other Æ examples are tough to find showing the complete legend above the bull.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>However, the AR Nomos of the type is a little more common.</p><p>(NOT MY COIN)</p><p><img src="https://www.cngcoins.com/photos/big/2450011.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>LUCANIA, Thourioi. </b>Circa 443-400 BC. AR Nomos (20mm, 7.08 g, 1h). Head of Athena right, wearing crested helmet decorated with olive branch; A above visor / Bull butting left; below, bird alighting left; in exergue, fish left. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Does this bring something to the conversation?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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