Phaistos, Crete, AR Stater. Mid 4th century BC. 27 mm, 11.41 g.

Herakles standing right, wearing lionskin, seizing one 
of the heads of the Lernean Hydra with left hand and 
wielding club with right; bow and bowcase in left field.
Bull standing left. 

Svoronos 66, pl. XXIV, 23; Le Rider pl. XXIII, 11; BMFA Suppl. 125. 
Extremely Rare, only two examples recorded by Le Rider. 

With permission of Roma Numismatics, March 2015.