Youthful Herakles / Bull

Kephaloidion (Sicily) - Litra
Head of youthful Herakles to right, wearing lionskin headdress
Bull butting to right, head lowered; in the field above, monogram of ΑΚ

Description

Obverse: Head of youthful Herakles to right, wearing lionskin headdress
Reverse: Bull butting to right, head lowered; in the field above, monogram of ΑΚ

NGC #2167893-016 - Choice VF 5/5 3/5. Very rare, only 4 examples of this variant cited by Campana.

Details

CompositionSilver
IssuerKephaloidion
Ruling AuthorityUnknown
Period of Issue396 BC - 367 BC
Weight0.75 g
Diameter12.5 mm
Orientation
↑↑
2h
DenominationLitra
StandardSicilian Litra
ReferencesCampana CNAI #3b; Jenkins, AIIN 20 suppl. 1975 #p. 98, 3b; de Luynes #915; HGC 2 #643

Numista Reference

Provenance

LocationDescriptionDate
United Kingdom
Roma Numismatics Ltd, Auction X - Lot 175
Sep 25, 2015
Monaco
Gadoury, Auction XIX - Lot 1013
Oct 4, 2025
United States
Lelouch Collection
Current