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BRUTTIUM, Kroton. Circa 400-325 BC. AR Nomos (19.5mm, 7.44 g, 7h). VF.
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CNG Feature Auction 129
Live bidding begins May 13, 2025 at 9:00 AM EDT
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Description
BRUTTIUM, Kroton. Circa 400-325 BC. AR Nomos (19.5mm, 7.44 g, 7h). 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 (same rev. die as illustration); HN Italy 2157. Toned, light scratches, small cut on reverse. VF.
From the Hesiod Collection. Ex James Barry Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 115, 16 September 2020), lot 21; Pegasi XXXV (15 November 2016), lot 36; Roma IX (22 March 2015), lot 56; Gorny & Mosch 224 (13 October 2014), lot 39; Astarte XII (12 September 2003), lot 34.
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.
The final winners of all CNG Feature Auction 129 lots will be determined during the live online sale that will be held on 13-14 May 2025. This lot is in Session One, which will begin 13 May at 9 AM ET.
Winning bids are subject to a 22.5% buyer's fee for bids placed on this website and 25% for all others.
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From the Hesiod Collection. Ex James Barry Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 115, 16 September 2020), lot 21; Pegasi XXXV (15 November 2016), lot 36; Roma IX (22 March 2015), lot 56; Gorny & Mosch 224 (13 October 2014), lot 39; Astarte XII (12 September 2003), lot 34.
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.
The final winners of all CNG Feature Auction 129 lots will be determined during the live online sale that will be held on 13-14 May 2025. This lot is in Session One, which will begin 13 May at 9 AM ET.
Winning bids are subject to a 22.5% buyer's fee for bids placed on this website and 25% for all others.
We recognize that our users may have various Internet Browsers and Operating Systems. We like our visitors to have the best possible experience when using our bidding platform. However, we do recognize that it is impossible to develop applications that work identically, efficiently and effectively on all web browsers. The CNG bidding platform supports the latest stable major version and stable previous version of Chrome and Firefox.
