Greek Coins from the Sir Gerard Clauson Collection
Greek Coinages, Bruttium, Kroton, Stater, c. 400-325, head of Hera Lakinia facing slightly right, wearing necklace and stephane with palmettes, rev. naked Herakles reclining left on lion's skin draped on rock, holding cup, club and bow above, bucranium below, κρ:w:οτ[–], 7.71g/6h (HN Italy 2169; SNG Lloyd 615 and Gulbenkian 130, same dies). A few light scratches, otherwise good very fine, dark find patina; struck from dies of accomplished style £2,000-£2,600