Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Lot 3429 Session 11 (9:30am Thursday) Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Estimate $200
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ITALY, Lucania, Herakleia, (330-280 B.C.), silver nomos, stater or didrachm, (7.28 g), obv. head of Athena to right wearing laureate crested Attic helmet, ornamented with Scylla, behind E to right, above I-HPAK**LHIW N*, rev. Herakles standing facing, club in hand, holding lion's skin and club, owl to left, (cf.S.391; SNG ANS 79 [same dies], Work 87 [same dies, only one reported]). Nearly very fine, porous surface on obverse and a very rare type.
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