Description
Neapolis, circa 276-265 BC. AR didrachm, 6.83 gr., 20 mm.
Obv.: head of Hercules to the right, wearing taenia and lion’s skin and club over his shoulder.
Rev.: ROMANO; wolf suckling the twins Romulus and Remus to the right.
Ref.: Crawford 20/1; Sydenham 6; HNI 287.
Old cabinet tone. Minor marks. Good Very Fine.
Ex Lanz 160 (München 2015), lot 298; privately purchased from Oslo Myntgalleri. From a private Scandinavian collection.
