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BMC 50Herakleia, Lucania. AR Didrachm, 7.65g; 21mm, 281-278 BC. Head of Athena right wearing laureate Corinthian helmet, HDR monogram to left between helmet and crest / HERAKLEIWN, to right, magistrates name (FILW?) to left of Herakles atanding facing, inclined slightly to left, crowning himself with right hand, lionskin draped over left arm, club upright beneath arm, cornucopiae in left field. HN 1394; van Keuren 96; cf BMC 50.TextFull Size
Rutter 1443 Lucania, Herakleia. Circa 281-272 BC. Æ 13mm. Skyphos / Quiver. TextClick Here
SNGANS 5v Herakleia, Lucania, AR Diobol. Bearded head of Hercules right, in lion skin headdress / HE, lion standing right. VanKeuren 23. TextObverseReverse
SNGANS 8 Herakleia, Lucania, AR Diobol. Beardless head of Hercules right, wearing lion skin headdress / HE, Lion standing right. TextObverseReverse
SNGANS 26ff Lucania, Herakleia. c433-330 BC. AR Diobol (1.04 gm). Head of Athena right, wearing Corinthian helmet decorated with hippocamp / Herakles kneeling right, wrestling with the Nemean lion; club to left. TextClick Here
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SNGANS 28 Lucania, Heraclea AR Diobol. 4th Century BC. Head of Athena right / Herakles kneeling right, wrestling with the Nemean lion. TextObverseReverse
SNGANS 30 Lucania, Heraclea AR Diobol. 4th Century BC. Head of Athena right / Herakles fighting lion. TextObverseReverse
SNGANS 33 LUCANIA, Herakleia. ca 433-330 BC. AR Diobol. Head of Athena right, in Corinthian helmet decorated with hippocamp / Herakles kneeling right, head facing, wrestling with the Nemean lion; EP upper right, club left. TextClick Here
SNGANS 64 LUCANIA, Herakleia. ca 390-340 BC. AR Nomos. Head of Athena right, in Corinthian helmet decorated with Skylla hurling a stone; DKF right / THRAKLHIWN, Herakles standing facing, upper torso turned right, wrestling with the Nemean lion; club to left, owl between legs, KAL above club. TextClick Here
SNGANS 66 LUCANIA, Herakleia. ca 390-340 BC. AR Nomos. Head of Athena right, in Corinthian helmet decorated with Skylla hurling a stone; EY right / THRAKLHI-WN, Herakles standing facing, upper torso turned right, wrestling with the Nemean lion; club to left, jug between legs, APOL left of club. TextClick Here
SNGANS 77 LUCANIA, Herakleia. ca 281-278 BC. AR Nomos. THRAKLHIW-N, head of Athena right, in Corinthian helmet decorated with Skylla hurling a stone; E behind / Herakles standing facing, holding club in right hand, bow & arrow in left, lion's skin draped over left arm; owl on club, ARIS left. TextClick Here
SNGANS 78 LUCANIA, Herakleia. ca 281-278 BC. AR Nomos. THRAKLHIW-N, head of Athena right, in Corinthian helmet decorated with Skylla hurling a stone; E behind / Herakles standing facing, holding club in right hand, bow & arrow in left, lion's skin draped over left arm; owl on club, ARIS left. TextClick Here
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SNGANS 81 Lucania, Herakleia. Circa 281-278 BC. AR Drachm. Head of Athena facing three-quarters right, wearing Attic helmet with Skylla hurling a stonet / Owl on branch. TextClick Here
SNGANS 81v LUCANIA, Herakleia. c281-278 BC. AR Drachm. Head of Athena facing 3/4-right, in Attic helmet with Skylla hurling a stone; monogram to left, E to right / Owl standing right on olive branch, club left, FILW right. TextClick Here
SNGANS 93 Lucania, Herakleia. ~278-276 BC. AR Nomos. Helmeted head of Athena right, Hippocamp on helmet / Herakles standing with club, lion skin and oenochoe over altar; thunderbolt to right. TextClick Here
SNGANS 95 Lucania, Heraclea AR Stater. Early Pyrrhic Period, 281-278 BC. Head of Athena left, in helmet decorated with griffin / Heracles standing facing, FILO in field left. TextObverseReverse
SNGANS 97 LUCANIA, Herakleia. ca 276-250 BC. AR Nomos. THRAKLHEWN, head of Athena left, in Corinthian helmet decorated with a griffin / Herakles standing facing, holding club in right hand, lion's skin draped over left arm; owl on club, FILO left, Nike flying in right field crowning Herakles. TextClick Here
SNGANS 99 Lucania, Herakleia. Circa 281-272 BC. Æ 18mm. Head of Demeter left / Grain-ear. Rutter HN 1442. TextClick Here
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Lucania, Herakleia Æ19 Obol. c300-250 BC. HPAKLEIWN below two figures of Herakles standing left, each holding patera & club / Athena standing left, sacrificing from patera over a flaming altar, holding spear, shield & torch. BMC 56, SNG ANS 100, SNGCop 1138.
SNGANS 123 Lucania, Herakleia. Circa 281-272 BC. Æ 14mm. Helmeted head of Athena facing / Trophy. Rutter HN 1436. TextClick Here
SNGCop 1139Lucania, Herakleia, AE 13, Head of Athena right wearing crested Corinthian helmet, unclear symbol behind head / HRA - KLEIWN, Herakles standing left, holding club in left arm, lion's skin draped over left arm and patera in right hand. SNG Cop. 1139; cf Mionnet 1, 521.TextFull Size
VanKeuren 3 Lucania, Herakleia AR Nomos. ca 420/415-390 BC. Head of Athena right, in crested helmet decorated with a large griffin / THRAKLEIWN, Herakles standing facing, upper torso turned right, wrestling with the Nemean lion; club & bow to left, grain ear left. TextClick Here
VanKeuren 114 Lucania, Herakleia AR Drachm. ca 281-278 BC. Three-quarter facing head of Athena, head turned slightly right, in triple-crested helmet decorated with Skylla hurling a stone, F left / THRAKLEIWN, owl standing right on olive branch; SWSI left, club right. SNG ANS -. TextClick Here
Sear #386Lucania, Herakleia AR Diobol. Circa 432-380 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress / HE (retrograde) above lion crouching right. BMC 3, SNG Cop 1100.
Sear #387Lucania, Herakleia. c433-330 BC. AR Diobol. Head of Athena right, in Corinthian helmet decorated with hippocamp / Herakles wrestling with the Nemean lion; HE above, club left. Weber 703, BMC 9.
Sear #389Lucania, Herakleia AR Didrachm. 370-281 BC. Helmeted head of Athena right / Herakles right strangling Nemean Lion. BMC 28.
Sear #391Herakelia, Lucania, AR Didrachm. 370-281 BC. HPAKLHIWN, head of Athena right in crested Corinthian helmet ornamented with Skylla, E behind / |-HPAKLHIWN, Hercules standing facing with club, bow & lionskin, vase to left. BMC 33.
Sear #392Lucania, Herakleia, AR Didrachm. Head of Athena left in crested helmet decorated with Skylla / |-HPAKLHIWN, Hercules right wrestling the Nemean Lion. BMC 41.
Sear #615Lucania, Herakleia AE20. 330-228 BC. Head of Persephone left, wreathed with corn / HPAKLEIWN, ear of corn. BMC 54.
Sear #616Lucania, Herakleia Æ19 Obol. c300-250 BC. HPAKLEIWN below two figures of Herakles standing left, each holding patera & club / Athena standing left, sacrificing from patera over a flaming altar, holding spear, shield & torch. BMC 56, SNG ANS 100, SNGCop 1138.
See also: Perseus Project database, coins of Herakleia
Magna Graecia Coins of Herakleia
Entry for Lucania, Herakleia on the Digital Historia Numorum
Search for Heraclea in the British SNG Volumes' Database at the Fitzwilliam Museum
Search for Herakleia at AncientImports.com
Search for Herakleia at Incitatus Coins

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