LUCANIA, Herakleia. Circa 390-340 BC. AR Nomos (21mm, 7.83 g, 11h). EF.Triton XXVI Greek, Silver Sold For $ 6 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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LUCANIA, Herakleia. Circa 390-340 BC. AR Nomos (21mm, 7.83 g, 11h). Head of Athena right, wearing single-pendant earring, necklace, and crested Attic helmet decorated with Skylla throwing stone held in right hand; [EY to right] / Herakles standing facing, torso right, strangling the Nemean Lion to right; [|-HPAKΛ-EIΩN above], [AΠOΛ] and club to left, oinochoe below. Work 47 (same dies); Van Keuren 51 (same obv. die as illustration); HN Italy 1378; SNG ANS 66; Bement 138 (same obv. die); Hunterian 7 (same dies); McClean 825 (same obv. die); Weber 706 (same dies). Lightly toned, underlying luster, a few hairlines, light scuff on obverse. EF. |