Lucania, Herakleia; AR Nomos; head of Athena/Herakles
210,00 €
Description
Lucania, Herakleia, 330/325 BC. AR Nomos. Head of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet ornamented with Skylla, K behind / Herakles standing facing, holding club, bow and lion’s skin, skyphos above club.
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AR21 |
| Weight [g]: | 7,14 |
| Grade: | aVF/aVF |
| Attribution: | cf. SNG Ashmolean 628, SNG ANS 74 |
| Commentary: | grey patina, some roughness on obverse and scracthes on reverse, |
Historical Context
Herakleia was one of the latest Greek foundations in Magna Graecia, dating back to 432 BC.





