Sale: Triton XIII, Lot: 19. Estimate $1500.  Closing Date: Monday, 4 January 2010.  Sold For $2200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

LUCANIA, Herakleia. Circa 330/25-281 BC. AR Nomos (7.93 g, 11h). Head of Athena right, wearing Corinthian helmet decorated with Skylla hurling a stone, and single-pendant earring and necklace; [|-H]PAKΛHIΩN above, K behind neck / Herakles standing facing, holding club in right hand and bow in left, lion skin draped over his left arm; oinochoe above AΘA to left, |-HPAKΛHIΩN to right; between legs, owl standing right, head facing. Van Keuren 85 = SNG ANS 75 (same obv. die); HN Italy 1384; SNG Lloyd 276; Gulbenkian 55. Near EF, attractively toned, minor die wear on obverse.