ETRURIA, Populonia. Circa 300-250 BC. AR 20 Asses (19.5mm, 8.59 g). Youthful head of Herakles facing, wearing lion skin; [X X (mark of value) flanking neck] / Blank. EC Series 65, 96 (O1) = Vecchi II 75.40 (this coin, obv. illustrated in EC); Vicari 71; Sambon 61; HN Italy 155; SNG ANS 89–90 (same die); SNG BN 36–7 (same die); BMC 3 (same die); Dewing 76 (same die). Old cabinet tone, die wear on obverse, overstruck on uncertain type (undertype visible on reverse). Good VF.
Ex Dr. Walter Stoecklin (†1975) Collection (Nomos Obolos 8, 2 December 2017), lot 28, purchased from Bank Leu; M. Ratto FPL III (1949), no. 89.
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