Heraclea Lucaniae Historia Numorum Italy 1385, Silver, struck at Heraclea lucaniae, 281–278 BC. Obverse: head of athena wearing a corinthian helmet decorated with scylla. Reverse: heracles standing, a lion skin on his arm, holding a bow in his hand and resting on a club with his hand. Weight about 6.3 g, diameter 18.3 mm.
| mint | Heraclea lucaniae | weight | 6.28g (1) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀18.3 (1) |
| denomination | — | axis | 4↕ (1) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Greece | dataset | IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org) |
obverse
Head of Athena wearing a Corinthian helmet decorated with Scylla
reverse
Heracles standing, a lion skin on his arm, holding a bow in his hand and resting on a club with his hand
specimens (2)
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Heraclea Lucaniae Historia Numorum Italy 1385 (heraclea_lucaniae.hn_italy.1385), 281–278 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/heraclea-lucaniae-historia-numorum-italy-1385/ (accessed: 2026-10-30). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA