Tarsos (AD 238-244) AE 35 - Gordian III

Gordian III, 238-244 AD. AE35. AVT KAI M ANT Î“OP[Î”IANOC CEB], draped, cuirassed, radiate bust right, seen from behind, in field Î -Î / TAPCOV MHTPOÎ OLEÎ©, in the upper right field A/Î“, in the lower left field M/K, Herakles, bearded(?), nude, stg. facing, head left, resting with right hand on his club, holding over left arm the lion-skin and in the outstretched left hand five apples; left beside him a tree with twigs, entwined by a snake. Very rare, good F/about VF, trace of ancient smoothing process on rev. The coin is in the usual rough state of the coins of Tarsos. Hoeft coll.

Mythological theme: Herakles in the Garden of the Hesperids.

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Filename:	tarsos_gordianIII_SNGcop383.jpg
City/Mint name:	Tarsos
Keywords:	bronze / roman
References:	cf. SNG Copenhagen 383
Valuation:	$650, Frank L. Kovacs
Photo courtesy of:	Frank L. Kovacs - www.vcoins.com/ancient/frankkovacs
Filesize:	85 KiB
Date added:	May 07, 2009
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