391, Lot: 39. Estimate $200. Sold for $150. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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LUCANIA, Herakleia. Circa 330/25-281 BC. AR Nomos (21mm, 7.66 g, 11h). Head of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet decorated with Skylla hurling a stone; K to right / Herakles standing facing, holding club, bow, and arrow, with lion’s skin draped over left arm; to upper left, Nike flying right, crowning Herakles; EYΦ to outer left; K to right. Van Keuren 81 (same dies as illustration); HN Italy 1383. Near VF, toned, struck with worn dies, some roughness. Rare.