LUCANIA, Herakleia. Circa 281-278 BC. AR Nomos (20mm, 7.81 g, 4h). Helmeted head of Athena right; E behind neck / Herakles standing left, holding club and bow, lion skin draped over arm; to upper left, owl standing right; APIΣ to left. Van Keuren 87; HN Italy 1385. Attractively toned, with golden hues around the devices, thin die break on obverse, light graffito under tone in field on reverse. Good VF. Ex Bertolami Fine Arts 37 (19 September 2017), lot 32.
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