Bruun Rasmussen
Auction 881 6 Nov 2018
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Coins - Ancient coins - Greece - Italy
Lucania, Herakleia, Nomos, c. 390 - 330 BC, Work (The Earlier Staters of Heraclea Lucaniae), 38 (same dies); Hist. Num. Italy 1377; SNG ANS 63, 7,79 g - A truly exceptional example, perfectly centered, lustrous, and nicely toned, but first and foremost of an unusually good style that allows the beholder to admire for instance the beautifully rendered Scylla (sea-monster) throwing stones from Athena's helmet.
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Lucania, Herakleia, Nomos, c. 390 - 330 BC, Work (The Earlier Staters of Heraclea Lucaniae), 38 (same dies); Hist. Num. Italy 1377; SNG ANS 63, 7,79 g - A truly exceptional example, perfectly centered, lustrous, and nicely toned, but first and foremost of an unusually good style that allows the beholder to admire for instance the beautifully rendered Scylla (sea-monster) throwing stones from Athena's helmet.
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