Details
LOT 2884
Lucania, Herakleia AE 14mm. Circa 281-278 BC.
Draped bust of Athena facing three-quarters to right, wearing triple-crested Attic helmet; on her left shoulder, shield / ՒHPA-KΛEIΩN, trophy. SNG Copenhagen 1137; HN Italy 1436. Very Fine.(2.75gr, 14mm, 2h.).
Provenance
From a private, UK, collection in the 1980s.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
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