340, Lot: 35. Estimate $500. Sold for $650. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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LUCANIA, Herakleia. Circa 281-278 BC. AR Nomos (21mm, 7.59 g, 2h). Time of Pyrrhos. Archias, magistrate. Head of Athena right, wearing Corinthian helmet decorated with olive wreath; monogram behind / Herakles standing facing, wearing head of lion skin with its legs over his left arm, crowning himself and holding club; cornucopia in left field, [monogram between club and leg]. Van Keuren 96; HN Italy 1394. In NGC encapsulation, graded Ch AU, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 3/5.