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E-Sale 60  1 Aug 2019
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Lot 65

Estimate: 150 GBP
Price realized: 160 GBP
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Lucania, Herakleia Æ17. Circa 3rd century BC. Helmeted head of Athena right / Marine deity (Glaukos?) to right, holding spear and shield. Van Keuren 144; SNG ANS 116; SNG Morcom 265; HN Italy 1437. 3.27g, 17mm, 6h.

Very Fine. Very Rare.

Ex Numismatica Tintinna, Asta elettronica 50, 7 November 2015, lot 45.

In Greek mythology, Glaukos was a Greek prophetic sea-god, born mortal and turned immortal upon eating a magical herb. It was believed that he commonly came to the rescue of sailors and fishermen in storms, having earlier earned a living from the sea himself.
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