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Nomos - Aristodamos
| Issuer | Herakleia (Lucania) |
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| Year | 281 BC - 278 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Facing head of Herakles (or possibly the nymph Herakleia), rendered in the round with striking plastic modeling, the hair loosely arranged in flowing locks radiating around the face and bound at the crown. The facial features are finely articulated with large almond-shaped eyes, a straight nose, and slightly parted lips, conveying an archaic-influenced yet naturalistic South Italian style. A fillet or diadem is discernible in the hair above the brow, while a necklace or torque is indicated at the base of the neck. The high-relief portrait occupies virtually the entire flan, characteristic of the Herakleian nomos series of this period. |
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| Reverse script | Greek |
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Herakleia's silver nomoi of this period were struck under pressure from two directions simultaneously: the city had recently allied with Tarentum against Rome, and Pyrrhus of Epirus was about to land in Italy — an invasion that would reshape the entire southern peninsula. The magistrate name Aristodamos appears on a small cluster of dies, suggesting a brief but concentrated minting episode rather than a sustained production run.
The SNG ANS gap for this reference is telling. Genuinely scarce in major collections.