ANCIENT GREEK COINS
LUCANIA | Heraclea
CNG Triton XXVII, Jan 2024
Lot 12 AR Nomos, 7.81g
FROM THE AUCTION CATALOG
| House | Classical Numismatic Group, Lancaster, USA |
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| Date | January 9th, 2024 |
| Lot | 12 |
| Description | Lot 12. LUCANIA, Herakleia. Circa 390-340 BC. AR Nomos (21mm, 7.81 g, 6h). Head of Athena right, wearing single-pendant earring, necklace, and crested Attic helmet decorated with Skylla throwing stone held in right hand; EY to right / Herakles standing facing, torso right, strangling the Nemean Lion to right; |-HPAKΛ[EIΩN] above, AΠOΛ and club to left, oinochoe below. Work 47 (same dies); Van Keuren 51 (same obv. die as illustration); HN Italy 1378; SNG ANS 66; Bement 138 (same obv. die); Hunterian 7 (same dies); McClean 825 (same obv. die); Weber 706 (same dies). Attractive iridescent tone. In NGC encapsulation 3760896-001, graded Ch XF, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 5/5. Well centered. |
| Issuer | LUCANIA | Heraclea |
| Metal | AR (Silver) |
| Denomination | Nomos |
| Weight | 7.81g |
| Estimate | 2000 |
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| Currency | USD |
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