stater of Herakleion, 290-280 BC

Obv. hd Athena Corinthian helmet decorated with Scylla
Rev. Herakles standing frontally



Van Keuren 87            7.85 g         Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XI 2008 lot 17
                                        Estimate 1000 USD, realized 1,200 USD
                                        
type vK 87


LUCANIA, Herakleia. Circa 281-278 BC. AR Nomos (7.85 g, 3h). E- and Aris-, magistrates. ^?råk¬?5W-˜, Head of Athena
right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet decorated with Skylla hurling a stone; E behind neck / Herakles standing 
left, holding club in right hand, bow in left, lion skin draped over left arm; to upper left, owl standing right; 
[AR]IS to left. Van Keuren 87; HN Italy 1385; SNG ANS 79 (same dies); SNG Lloyd -; SNG Ashmolean -. Near EF, toned,
struck from slightly worn dies. 


From Collection C.G.