stater of Herakleion, 420/415-390 BC

Obv. hd Atheana wearing Attic helmet decorated with hippocamp with curved wing. Hair bound by a fillet in a knot
Rev. Heracles standing r wresling lion

Van Keuren 7            8.03 g         Baldwin's Auctions Ltd 
                                       Dmitry Markov Coins & Medals 
                                       M&M Numismatics Ltd > The New York Sale VII 2004 lot 6
                                       Estimate 750 USD, realized 850 USD

type vK002-7
 

THE FREDERICK M. BAYER COLLECTION OF ANCIENT GREEK COINS 

d=21 mm
Nomos by the master engraver Phrygillos(?). AR 8.03 g. Similar to previous, hippocampus on helmet, in field l. S 
Rev. HERAKLEIWN Similar to previous, in field l., club and bow; between legs of Heracles, signature(?) F Work 22, 
18 (these dies). SNG ANS 53 (these dies). Van Keuren 55, 7 (these dies). Rare. Fine style. Short flan.

Good very fine
Ex Adolph Hess AG, Lucerne April 14, 1954, 29 and Münzen und Medaillen Deutschland GmbH, Weil am Rhein 8 (Stuttgart
2001), 14 sales.