Stater of Herakleion, c 390-340 BC

Obv. hd Athena wearing Attic helmet decorated with Scylla
Rev. Herakles standing r strangling lion with both arms


van Keuren 51                   7.91 g                     Classical Numismatic Group > Triton VI 2003 lot 49
                                                           Estimate 2500 USD, realized: 2200 USD


type vK042-052

LUCANIA, Herakleia. Circa 390-340 BC. AR Nomos (7.91 gm). Head of Athena right, wearing Corinthian helmet decorated
with Skylla hurling a stone; EY right / [THRAKLHI-WN], Herakles standing facing, upper torso turned right, 
wrestling with the Nemean lion; club to left, jug between legs, [APOL] left of club. Van Keuren 51 (same obverse 
die); SNG ANS 66 (same dies); Work 45 (same obverse die). Superb EF, fine style. (See color enlargement on plate 
5.) ($2500) Ex Italo Vecchi 13 (4 September 1998), lot 133.