★ Outstanding Heraclea Nomos ★

Greek Italy. Southern Lucania, Heraclea. AR Nomos, c. 390-340 BC. Obv. Head of Athena right, wearing single-pendant earring, necklace and crested Attic helmet decorated with Skylla throwing stone; to right, EY. Rev. ՒHPAKΛEIΩN. Herakles standing right, strangling the Nemean lion; to left, club; below, oinochoe. HN Italy 1378; SNG ANS 66; Van Keuren 51. AR. 7.66 g. 22.00 mm. A beautiful and sharply struck piece of fine style, perfectly centred and complete. Very rare as such. Good EF.