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Auction 12  22 May 2016
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Lot 14

Estimate: 750 CHF
Price realized: 1700 CHF
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Tarentum. Circa 325-280 BC. Diobol (Silver, 11mm, 1.24 g 9). Head of bearded Herakles to right, wearing lion-skin headdress. Rev. Youthful Herakles, nude, standing facing, his upper body turned to the right, grasping the Nemean lion with both hands; to left, ΑΤΗ and club; between his legs, ΙΦ. HN III 978. SNG ANS 1433. Vlasto 1354 (same dies). Rare. A splendid, toned example, of wonderful style. Extremely fine.

Ex Hess-Divo 311, 22 October 2008, 303, Jacquier FPL 30 (2003), 62, Triton III, 30 November 1999, 41 and Tkalec, 23 October 1998, 4.

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