‡ Italy, Bruttium, Croton, stater, c. 350-325 BC, ΚΡΟΤΩΝΙΑ-ΤΑΣ, laureate head of Apollo right, rev., infant Herakles seated facing on rocks with head turned left strangling two snakes which coil around his arms, 7.66g, die axis 11.00 (SNG Fitzwilliam 258, same obverse die; SNG ANS 386; SNG Lockett 361; Gulbenkian 133; HN Italy 2157), lightly toned, good very fine, beautifully struck and in high relief, rare Provenance: Tradart, Geneva, 12 December 1991, lot 28; European Connoisseur collection (formed before 2002).

Estimate: GBP 4000-6000