ETRURIA, Populonia. Circa 300-250 BC. AR 20 Asses (20mm, 8.37 g). Youthful head of Herakles facing, wearing lion skin; [X X (mark of value) flanking neck] / Club. EC Series 66, 11 (O2/R1 – this coin, illustrated); Vicari 72; Sambon 62; HN Italy 156; SNG BN 38 = SNG Delepierre 106 (same dies); BMC 1 (same dies); Hunterian 3 (same dies); Pozzi 40 (same dies). Old cabinet tone, struck with worn obverse die, off center on reverse. VF. Rare.
Ex Künker 295 (25 September 2017), lot 95; Rauch 81 (21 November 2007), lot 24; La Galerie Numismatique 14 (15 May 2010), lot 1; David Herman Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 73, 13 September 2006), lot 10; Artemide Aste (4 September 2003), lot 7.
The final winners of all Triton XXVIII lots will be determined at the live public sale that will be held on 14-15 January 2025.
Triton XXVIII – Session One – Lot 1–287 will be held Tuesday morning, 14 January 2025 beginning at 9:00 AM ET.
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