★ Ex Ars Classica XII, 1926 ★
Lucania, Herakleia AR Stater. Circa 330-280 BC. Head of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet decorated with Skylla hurling a stone; [|-HRAKLHIWN] above, small K behind / Herakles standing facing, holding club, bow, and arrow, lion's skin draped over arm; AQA to left of club, |-HRAKLHIΩN to right; aryballos above. HN Italy 1384; van Keuren 84f; Work 66 (this coin); HGC 1, 990. 7.92g, 20mm, 2h.
Near Extremely Fine; pleasant old cabinet tone.
This coin published in E. Work, The Earlier Staters of Heraclea Lucaniae (ANSNNM 91, 1940);
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., Auction XVI, 26 September 2018, lot 93;
Ex Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Auction 262, 13 March 2015, lot 7032;
Ex Auctiones AG, Auction 17, 7 June 1988, lot 7;
Ex Stack's Rare Coins, 17 September 1980, lot 9;
Ex Ars Classica, Auction XII, 18 October 1926, lot 369.
Price realized | 1'400 GBP |
Starting price | 900 GBP |
Estimate | 1'500 GBP |