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Lucania, Herakleia. Athena and Herakles with lionskin Nomos.
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Greek Italy. Lucania, Herakleia. 330-325 BC AR Nomos (7.77 gm). Head of Athena r., wearing crested Corinthian helmet ornamented with Scylla, K behind. / Herakles stdg, facing, holding club, bow, and arrow, lionskin draped over arm; oinoechoe & AΘA to l., ͰHPAKΛHIΩN to r., type alluding to defeat of barbarians by Alexander the Molossian. nEF. Light iridescence. CNG 102 #38. SNG ANS 2 #76 (same dies); HN Italy 1384; Gulbenkian 55; E.Work ANSNNM 91 #77 (same dies); SNG Cop 1 (Italy) #1106; SNG Lewis 159-161; Van Keuren 83-86. cf. HGC 1 #981 (Attic helmet, no arrow).
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