Herakles - DOUBLE VICTORIATUS. Zeus & Athena.

196-146 B.C. AR Double Victoriatus. 5.860 grams.
     Obverse: Laureate head of Zeus r.

    Reverse: Athena Itonia advancing r., brandishing javelin and holding     shield.
   BMC 3, 25.
   Very Fine+

 Following the great victory of the Roman general Flamininus over Philip V
of Macedon in 197 B.C., the freedom of the Greeks was proclaimed at Corinth
 and a number of autonomous coinages were initiated, including this double  victoriatus.