diobol of Herakleion, 432-380 BC

Obv. hd Herakles in lion's skin
Rev. lion


Van Keuren 24          1.13 g            Numismatica Ars Classica > Auction 25 2003 lot 19
                                         Estimate CHF 700  


type vk 23-33


d=12 mm
Diobol circa 430-420, AR 1.13 g. Bearded head of Heracles r., wearing the lion’s skin. Rev. Lion 
crouching l.; in upper field, HE. SNG Ashmolean 601 (these dies). Historia Numorum Italy 1358.

An absolutely insignificant corrosion in obverse field, otherwise

nicely toned and about extremely fine
Ex Hess-Leu sale 24, 1964, 24. A.D.M. collection.