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.
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