Watch List notes:

LUCANIA, Herakleia. Circa 281-278 BC. AR Nomos (20mm, 7.90 g, 5h). Head of Athena right, wearing single-pendant earring, pearl necklace, and crested Corinthian helmet decorated with Skylla throwing stone held in right hand; |-HPAKΛEIΩ-N above, E behind neck guard / Herakles, nude, standing facing, head turned slightly right, quiver strapped to his back, holding grounded club in right hand, bow and two arrows in left, lion skin draped over left arm; [A]PIΣ to left; above right arm, owl standing right, head facing. Work 92 (same dies); Van Keuren 77; HN Italy 1385; SNG ANS 78; BMC 31; Hermitage Sale II 67; Hunterian 10 (same dies); McClean 845; Naville V, lot 411 (same dies). EF, attractive deep iridescent tone.


Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 52 (7 October 2009), lot 25.