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Lot 24: Lucania, Herakleia. Ca. 281-250 B.C. Æ. 
AUCTION: Triskeles - Auction 17 (Auction 320)
- Starting Bid: $60
- 0 Bid(s)
Description
Lucania, Herakleia. Ca. 281-250 B.C. Æ (10 mm, 1.69 g, 6 h). Head of beardless Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress / |-(HP), club, bow and quiver. Van Keuren 156; HN Italy 1445b. Green patina. Very fine.
Herakleia was famous as the site of the first battle between the Romans and Pyrrhos during the Pyrrhic War (280-275 B.C.) and saw the total defeat of the Roma consul P. Valerius Lavaenus in 280 B.C. This coinage was struck in the aftermath of this victory, at a time when the Herakleiots were allied with Taras and the Lucanians against Rome.
Lot Details
- Offered By: Barry P. Murphy
- Lot #: 24
- Listing #: 237234
- Closed: Friday, September 16, 2016 5:07:40 PM CT
- Estimate: $100