Herakleia Pontika (AD 238-244) AE 36

Time of Gordian III, ca 238-244 AD. AE36 - Medallion (27.35g). TON KTICTAN, bearded bust of Herakles right, lion's skin tied around neck, holding club over right shoulder / Herakles and the capture of Kerberos: HPAKL-EÎ©TA-N (sic), PONTÎ© in exergue, Herakles, nude, standing right, head turned back to left, holding club in left hand with lion's skin draped over left arm and pulling Kerberos by chain in right hand; before, statuette of Hera on cippus. Good VF, green patina, light smoothing in reverse field. Very rare. Ex Simpson Coll.; ex Hauck & AufhÃ¤user Auktion 15 (3/2000), lot 100.

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City/Mint name:	Herakleia Pontika
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Keywords:	roman / bronze
References:	Waddington, Recueil 70, pl. lvii, 11 (same dies); Voegtli 6k (same reverse die)
Valuation:	CNG Triton V (1/2002), lot 1712 ($4,500 + comm)
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Date added:	Jul 23, 2008
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