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Issuer	Herakleia (Lucania)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	390 BC - 330 BC
Value	Nomos (2)
Currency	Campanian (Italic-Achaean) drachm
Composition	Silver
Weight	7.83 g
Diameter	22 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 370413
References	HN Italy# 1378 Neville Keith Rutter, Andrew Burnett; 2001. Historia numorum: Italy. British Museum, London, United Kingdom. , SNG ANS 2# 66 Hyla A. Troxell; 1972. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: The Collection of the American Numismatic Society / Part 2. Lucania. American Numismatic Society, New York City, New York, United States. , Hunterian# 7 George MacDonald. Catalogue of Greek coins in the Hunterian collection, University of Glasgow. James Maclehose and Sons, Glasgow, United Kingdom (3 volumes). , McClean# 825 Sidney W. Grose. Fitzwilliam Museum. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom (3 volumes). , Weber# 706 Hermann David Weber, Leonard Forrer. Descriptive catalogue of the collection of Greek coins formed by Sir Hermann Weber M.D. 1823-1918. Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom (5 volumes). , Bement# 138 William S. Kundig (ed.); 1924. Collection Clarence S. Bement / Monnaies grecques antiques en or et en argent. Naville & Cie, Geneva, Switzerland (2 volumes). , Van Keuren# 51-52 Frances van Keuren; 1994. The coinage of Heraclea Lucaniae. Giorgio Bretschneider, Rome, Italy.

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Obverse

Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with Scylla hurling stone.

Script: Greek

Lettering: E Y

Reverse

Heracles facing in fighting stance, grappling with Nemean lion, who lunges to left, oinochoe between his legs.

Script: Greek

Lettering: K HPAKΛHIΩN

Mint

Heraclea Lucaniae, Lucania, modern-day Policoro, Italy

Comments

Work 45-48.

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (390 BC - 330 BC)								$ 6300

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Grade	Sold price
	Heritage Auctions 2019 April 25 - 29 Central States World Coins & Ancient Coins Signature Auction - Chicago 3073 Lot 30005	29 Apr 2019	AU (NGC Choice AU 5/5 - 3/5)	USD 8400.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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	Numismatica Ars Classica Auction 146 Lot 2029	8 May 2024	XF	USD 5965.67 (CHF 4750.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	CNG Triton XXVI Lot 17	10 Jan 2023	XF	USD 6000.00 (+ buyer's premium)
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.
	CNG Triton XVIII Lot 319	6 Jan 2015	XF	USD 55 000.00 (+ buyer's premium)
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.