LUCANIA, Herakleia. Circa 330/25-281 BC. AR Nomos (19.5mm, 7.75 g, 9h). Helmeted head of Athena right / Herakles standing left, holding club and bow, lion skin draped over arm; to upper left, Nike flying right, crowning him; AΘA to left, oinoechoe to right. Van Keuren 83; HN Italy 1384. Deeply toned, slightly compact flan, area of weak strike and die break on obverse. Near EF. From the Mesogeios Collection. Ex Nomos Obolos 19 (8 May 2021), lot 33.
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