Triton XVIII, Lot: 320. Estimate $2000. Sold for $2500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

LUCANIA, Herakleia. Circa 281-278 BC. AR Nomos (20mm, 7.67 g, 8h). Head of Athena left, wearing crested Corinthian helmet decorated with wreath; ΦI behind neck / Herakles standing left, holding oinochoe in right hand, cradling club in left arm, lion skin draped over left arm; to upper left, Nike flying right, crowning him with wreath held in both hands; ΣΩΣI to left; |-HP-AKΛEIΩN to right. Van Keuren 95; HN Italy 1393; SNG ANS –; SNG Ashmolean –; SNG Lloyd 277 (same dies); SNG München –; Basel –; Gulbenkian –. Near EF, toned, minor die break on chin. Well struck. Very rare issue.

Ex James E. Cain Collection (Triton XI, 8 January 2008), lot 18; Leu 91 (10 May 2004), lot 30.