Extremely rare Lucan didrachma (also called nomos), with a depiction of a lion on the reverse, the symbol of the city of Velia.
Variety with lion facing left with the letter Θ below it, unusual on the auction market.
Greece
Lucania, Velia, Nomos 334-300 BC
Obverse: head of Athena facing right in a helmet decorated with a griffin, on the back the letter Θ
Reverse: lion walking to the left, below the letter Θ, YEΛHTΩN in exergue
Diameter 20 mm, weight 7.45 g
