Description: Archaios Numismatics Description: Greek Silver Diobol /Obol coin from Herakleia in Lucania, Italy, Circa 433 - 330 BC Obverse: Helmeted Head of Athena Right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with hippocamp. Reverse: Herakles, kneeling to right on one knee, fighting the Nemean lion with one hand and holding club lowered. Ethnic HPA in upper left behind shoulder Mint: Herakleia, Lucania Itaiy Size: 11 mm Weight: 0.81 g Provenance: ex-CNG 451,624 --> InventoryID: 51.16 Ref: Vlasto 1260 var. (Athena left) Condition: aVF. Porosity. Nice example of this type. As always, Please use the Pictures as your judge as grading is subjective. Notes: Herakleia (Heraclea) was a colony jointly of Tarentum and Thurium established B.C. 432 to occupy the territory of the ancient Siris, and to form an outpost against the growing power of the Lucanians. It was chosen by Archytas, strategos at Tarentum, B.C. 380-345, as the seat of the general assembly of the Italiot Greeks which was the cause of Heraclea becoming a place of considerable importance. Alexander of Epirus, during his Italian campaign circ. B.C. 330, removed the synod from Heraclea to the borders of the territory of Thurium out of enmity to the Tarentines according to Strabo. Shortly after this Heraclea may have fallen into the hands of the Lucanians but not deprived of autonomy. In the Pyrrhic war it sided with the other Greek towns, but soon afterwards, B.C. 272, it accepted the Roman protectorate under a favorable treaty, and about this time or even earlier the weight of the didrachm was definitely reduced, as at Tarentum, to 105 grs. = 6 Roman scruples. The coins of Heraclea should be studied in conjunction with those of its metropolis Tarentum, the standard of which they follow. Lucania was a region of Southen Italy. It was the land of the Lucani (Lucanians), an Oscan people of Samnite race who migrated southwards about B.C. 400. It extended from the Tyrrhenian Sea to the Gulf of Taranto. The coinage of the district consists of — (i) Of the money of the ancient Achaean and other Greek towns, Sybaris, Siris, and Metapontum on the east side, and Laüs and Pyxus on the west, together with that of Velia and Poseidonia. (ii) Of that of the later Greek colonies Thurium and Heraclea. (iii) Of that of the Lucanians after they become partially Hellenized. (iv) Of that of Paestum (Poseidonia), and Copia (Thurium), under the Romans. Some Excerpts From Head, Hist. Num., and Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia We Thank You for stopping in and taking time to look at and bid on our listings. Good Luck Bidding or Buying !We encourage you to click the "See other items" link above in the "Seller Information" area of the listing as well to check out our other items posted. We have a variety of great classical and other ancient numismatic items available. We will be regularly continuing to post for sale and auction a wide variety of Ancient Roman, Greek, and Eastern coins as well as Medieval, Byzantine, and some Modern coins as well.We do combine shipping if buying or winning multiple items. Just contact us before you pay and let us know and we will gladly send an updated invoice with the combined shipping amount. You can also follow us to be notified when new listings are posted. With over 20 years in the numismatics hobby we continue to revel in the excitement that comes from holding each new small piece of history in our hands. We enjoy the enduring sense of history both of the prior uses and users as well as the creativity and necessity that surround the time and place at which these coins were minted and used in circulation.Our aim is to cater not just to the high end collector but also to the hobbyist and the newly initiated and those on a limited budget. Everyone starts the hobby somewhere and where we can share our knowledge to help inform or jumpstart your collecting pleasure we will aim to do so. We want you to love every purchase you make with us and we always stand by the quality and authenticity of all the coins we are selling.
Price: 95 USD
Location: Seattle, Washington
End Time: 2025-01-11T21:28:50.000Z
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Composition: Silver
Historical Period: Greek (450 BC-100 AD)
Denomination: Diobol
Era: Ancient
