A Collection of the Coins of Albania

Albania, Republic and Kingdom, Half-Lek, 1926, arms, Reverse Hercules killing the Nemean lion (KM 4) (32), 1930 (KM 13) (9) [41]. Mostly about very fine (£40-50)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of the Coins of Albania.

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The choice of design for the Half-Lek is puzzling. The figure on the reverse is clearly Hercules in the act of killing the Nemean lion, a story from Greek myth.