Ancient coin – HCR111381

Obverse

Inscription:

ͰΗ (at right); ͰΗΡΑΚΛΕΙΩΝ

Design:

Head of Athena, wearing crested Corinthian helmet, right; griffin on helmet

Reverse

Design:

Heracles, standing facing, holding jug in right hand over altar, and club and lion-skin in left hand; to right, thunderbolt

Information

Period

Greek

Person

He- (Heraclea Lucaniae) (magistrate)

Mint

Heraclea Lucaniae

Denomination

Didrachm

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

c. 432 - 250 BC

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

6.44

Axis

Diameter (mm)

Acquisition method

gift

Acquisition date

23/5/1960

Source

Dr E. S. G. Robinson; Glendining 25/10/1955 (Lockett), 245 = SNG Lockett, no. 353; Naville V (18/06/1923), 419

Acquisition credit

Presented by Dr E. S. G. Robinson, 1960.

Acquisition note

636; VH: More precise dating required

Weight standard

Reduced

Reference

SNG Ashmolean I (A) : 636

Note:

http://www.sylloge-nummorum-graecorum.org/ ID: SNGuk_051a_0636

This specimen

Yes

Reference

SNG Lockett : no. 353

This specimen

Yes

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