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LOT 2882
Lucania, Herakleia AE 12mm. Circa 280-150 BC.
Forepart of horse galloping to right / Owl standing to right on thunderbolt, head facing; ͰΗΡA to left. HN Italy 1439; HGC 1, 1016. Near Very Fine. Very rare.(2.09gr, 12mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceFrom a private, UK, collection in the 1980s.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
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