BRUTTIUM, Kroton. Circa 400-325 BC. AR Nomos (20mm, 7.46 g, 5h). VF.

CNG Feature Auction 133
Lot: 52. Estimated: $ 2 000

Greek, Coin-in-Hand Video, Silver

Sold For $ 4 500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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BRUTTIUM, Kroton. Circa 400-325 BC. AR Nomos (20mm, 7.46 g, 5h). Laureate head of Apollo right / The Herakliskos Drakonopnigon: the Infant Herakles, nude, crouching facing on rock, head left, strangling a serpent in each hand. Attianese 163; HN Italy 2157; SNG ANS 384; SNG Lloyd 618 (same obv. die); Bement 449 (same dies); Gillet 301 (same obv. die); Gulbenkian 133 (same obv. die); Kraay & Hirmer 271. Toned, a few marks. VF.

From Collection JLT. Ex Robert Schonwalter Collection (Triton V, 15 January 2002), lot 1134; G. Hirsch 16 (16 April 1958), lot 45; Münzhandlung Basel 8 (22 March 1937), lot 88.

The figure of Herakliskos Drakonopnigon was depicted in Greek art from the first half of the 5th century BC and represents an important event in the early life of the Greek hero. The birth of Herakles, son of Zeus and Alkmene, enraged Zeus’ wife Hera, who tried to kill the infant by sending two serpents to strangle the sleeping baby in his crib. The following morning, the nurse discovered Herakles playing with the serpents’ lifeless bodies: he had strangled one in each hand.

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CNG Feature Auction 133 – Session One – Lot 1-308 will be held Tuesday morning, 15 September 2026 beginning at 9:00 AM ET.

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