Crete. Phaestus. 4th century BC. Stater, 11.45g (2h). Obv: Herakles, naked, standing facing, head right, holding club and bow; in left field, lionskin hanging down; around, four pellets. Rx: Bull's head facing within round incuse. Svoronos 24, pl. XXIII, 18. Le Rider, pl. XXI, 11-12. Obverse a bit weakly struck; some light corrosion. VF
Ex New York Sale 27, 4 January 2012 (Prospero), lot 412. Ex Spink Numismatic Circular, May 1987, lot 2841. Ex J. Hirsch 25, 29 November 1909 (Gustav Philipsen), lot 1525