Italy, Lucania, Heraclea (c. 390 BC), Silver Stater, 7.80 gms., die axis 180°, head of Athena right wearing crested Athenian helmet ornamented with Skylla hurling stone, /KD-K-(TH)/k in front, rev. Herakles naked strangling lion, owl between legs, club in left field, /KTHRAKLHION/k in right field (Work 39F; SNG ANS 62-64; SNG Cop. 1103; SNG Lloyd 272; ACGC 737), toned and choice extremely fine, extremely rare in this condition

Italy, Lucania, Heraclea (c. 390 BC), Silver Stater, 7.80 gms., die axis 180°, head of Athena right wearing crested Athenian helmet ornamented with Skylla hurling stone, /KD-K-(TH)/k in front, rev. Herakles naked strangling lion, owl between legs, club in left field, /KTHRAKLHION/k in right field (Work 39F; SNG ANS 62-64; SNG Cop. 1103; SNG Lloyd 272; ACGC 737), toned and choice extremely fine, extremely rare in this condition

Details

Italy, Lucania, Heraclea (c. 390 BC), Silver Stater, 7.80 gms., die axis 180°, head of Athena right wearing crested Athenian helmet ornamented with Skylla hurling stone, /KD-K-(TH)/k in front, rev. Herakles naked strangling lion, owl between legs, club in left field, /KTHRAKLHION/k in right field (Work 39F; SNG ANS 62-64; SNG Cop. 1103; SNG Lloyd 272; ACGC 737), toned and choice extremely fine, extremely rare in this condition

Provenance

Purhcased from Dr. Jacob Hirsch in 1945 for $630
W.H. Woodward Collection, p. 6, no. 16
Prof. M. Collignon Collection, Feuardent, 1919, lot 28
F. von Wontoch Collection, Sambon and Canessa, 1901, lot 95