Greek Coins. Lucania, Heraclea
Nomos circa 360-320, AR 21mm, 7.68g. Head of Athena r., wearing crested helmet decorated with Scylla hurling stone; before head, EY. Rev. |-ΗΡΑΚ[ΗΙΩΝ] Heracles standing facing, trunk twisted r., strangling the Nemean lion; between his legs, jug. In l. field, [AΠΟΛ] and club. Work 46. McClean 431. Van Keuren 51. Historia Numorum Italy 1378.
Struck on an exceptionally fresh metal, hairline flan crack at
two o'clock on reverse, otherwise good extremely fine