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Northern Apulia, Ausculum. AE 19 mm. c. 240 BC
Greek Italy. Northern Apulia, Ausculum. AE 19 mm. c. 240 BC. Obv. Head of Herakles left, club on shoulder. Rev. Nike standing right, attaching a taenia with pendant wreath to a palm upright before her; at left, AYCKΛA. HN Italy 654; SNG ANS 648. 5.23 g. R. Rare. Green brown patina. VF. 'The reverse clearly derives from the Roman didrachm, Crawford, RRC 22/1 dated c. 250'.(HN Italy, p. 77, 654 note).