GREEK COINS
CALABRIA
Tarentum. Circa 325-280 BC. Diobol (Silver, 11mm, 1.24 g 9). Head of bearded Herakles to right, wearing lion-skin headdress. Rev. Youthful Herakles, nude, standing facing, his upper body turned to the right, grasping the Nemean lion with both hands; to left, ΑΤΗ and club; between his legs, ΙΦ. HN III 978. SNG ANS 1433. Vlasto 1354 ( same dies ). Rare. A splendid, toned example, of wonderful style. Extremely fine. Ex Hess-Divo 311, 22 October 2008, 303, Jacquier FPL 30 (2003), 62, Triton III, 30 November 1999, 41 and Tkalec, 23 October 1998, 4.