Top rated - Herakleia Pontika
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Herakleia Pontika (AD 238-244) AE 35 - Gordian III839 viewsGordian III, 238-244 AD. AE35 (25.31g, 6h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Hercules standing left, destroying Lernaean Hydra; quiver and bow to right. Good VF, green patina with pale brick-red overtones, minor smoothing. Rare. Ex Cain Coll.![3](images/rate_full.png) ![3](images/rate_full.png) ![3](images/rate_full.png) ![3](images/rate_empty.png) ![3](images/rate_empty.png) (6 votes)
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Herakleia Pontika (AD 238-244) AE 36927 viewsTime 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-EΩTA-N (sic), PONTΩ 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 & Aufhäuser Auktion 15 (3/2000), lot 100.![2](images/rate_full.png) ![2](images/rate_full.png) ![2](images/rate_empty.png) ![2](images/rate_empty.png) ![2](images/rate_empty.png) (8 votes)
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Herakleia Pontika (AD 198-217) AE 31 - Caracalla691 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE31 (17.81g). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Herakles seated left on rocks covered with lion's skin, resting club on ground in left hand, right hand extended holding cantharus. Near VF, glossy dark green patina, flan bent slightly, some smoothing in fields.![2](images/rate_full.png) ![2](images/rate_full.png) ![2](images/rate_empty.png) ![2](images/rate_empty.png) ![2](images/rate_empty.png) (11 votes)
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Herakleia Pontika (AD 222-235) AE 28 - Severus Alexander679 viewsSeverus Alexander, 222-235 AD. AE28 (10.12g). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Herakles standing left, nude, raising club far over his shoulder, about to beat to death the Hydra. Near VF, dark brown surfaces, some light smoothing. This type not recorded for Severus Alexander from this mint.![2](images/rate_full.png) ![2](images/rate_full.png) ![2](images/rate_empty.png) ![2](images/rate_empty.png) ![2](images/rate_empty.png) (16 votes)
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Herakleia Pontika (BC 337-305) Didrachm - Dionysios1233 viewsca 337-305 BC, time of Tyrant Dionysios. AR Didrachm (9.64g). Head of Dionysos left, wreathed in ivy / Naked Herakles left, with lion skin and club, erecting trophy of arms. aVF. Rare.
Dionysios was the unelected overlord of Heraclea Pontica and its surrounds - a tyrant. He managed to keep his domain relatively independent within the Persian Empire. The Macedonian invasion of Asia Minor in 333 BC did not disturb the area and Dionysus remained, even whilst Antigonus Mono. monitored Alexander's lines of communications. After 323 BC, as Ariarathes I of Cappadocia struck North into Sinope and much of the surrounds, still Dionysus prevailed even whilst Perdiccas and Eumenes restored order. He married Amastris the niece of the deceased King Darius III (divorced from Craterus having been wedded at Susa in 324 BC by Alexander) and she bore him 3 sons. He died in 305 BC and she ruled on with her sons. Soon Lysimachos was making advances and they married in 302 BC. VF.![1](images/rate_full.png) ![1](images/rate_empty.png) ![1](images/rate_empty.png) ![1](images/rate_empty.png) ![1](images/rate_empty.png) (12 votes)
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Herakleia Pontika (AD 236-238) AE 27 - Maximus664 viewsMaximus Caesar, 236-238 AD. AE27 (9.88g). Bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind; c/m: H in incuse circle / Athena standing left, holding Nike and scepter. VF, brown and green patina with some earthen encrustation. Wagner Coll.![1](images/rate_full.png) ![1](images/rate_empty.png) ![1](images/rate_empty.png) ![1](images/rate_empty.png) ![1](images/rate_empty.png) (6 votes)
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Herakleia Pontika (BC 350) Tridrachm1326 viewsUnder tyrant Satyros, 353-347 BC. AR Tridrachm (11.77g, 1h), struck ca 350 BC. Head of youthful Herakles wearing lion's skin headdress to left; club below / Head of Hera to left, wearing turreted stephane and pendant earring, crescent below chin, ΗΡΑΚΛΕΙΑ to right. Very rare. Attractive grey patina. Slightly rough surfaces, otherwise aEF. Ex Star coll.; ex Leu 48 (5/1989), 211; ex Leu 2 (4/1972), 221.![1](images/rate_full.png) ![1](images/rate_empty.png) ![1](images/rate_empty.png) ![1](images/rate_empty.png) ![1](images/rate_empty.png) (9 votes)
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Herakleia Pontika (BC 320-280) AE 231217 viewsca 320-280 BC. AE23 (8.93g). Head of young Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Bow in case (gorytos), ΗΡΑΚΛΕΩΤΑΝ, club. Good style, fine brown-green patina, EF. Rare. Gutknecht coll.![1](images/rate_full.png) ![1](images/rate_empty.png) ![1](images/rate_empty.png) ![1](images/rate_empty.png) ![1](images/rate_empty.png) (11 votes)
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Herakleia Pontika (BC 394-364) Drachm910 viewsca 394-364 BC. AR Drachm (5.14g). Head of Herakles left, weraing lion skin / ΗΡΑΚ/ΛΕΙΑ, bull butting left. VF. Rare. Ex von Aulock Collection and Auktion M&M Basel 52 (1975), lot 160.![1](images/rate_full.png) ![1](images/rate_empty.png) ![1](images/rate_empty.png) ![1](images/rate_empty.png) ![1](images/rate_empty.png) (10 votes)
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Herakleia Pontika (BC 350) Drachm746 viewsca mid-4th cent BC. AR Drachm (3.89g). Head of Herakles left, wearing lion skin / Bust of Hera left, wearing decorative stephane, moon to left; ΗΡΑΚΛΕΙΑ to right. Toned, VF. Rare.![1](images/rate_full.png) ![1](images/rate_empty.png) ![1](images/rate_empty.png) ![1](images/rate_empty.png) ![1](images/rate_empty.png) (6 votes)
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Herakleia Pontika (BC 420-390) Diobol838 viewsLate 5th cent BC. AR Diobol (14mm, 1.72g). Head of Herakles left, wearing lion’s skin headdress / Quartered linear square, ΗΡΑΚΛΕΙΑ around, within larger incuse square. Good VF, toned, a little granular.![1](images/rate_full.png) ![1](images/rate_empty.png) ![1](images/rate_empty.png) ![1](images/rate_empty.png) ![1](images/rate_empty.png) (5 votes)
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Herakleia Pontika (AD 209-212) AE 18 - Geta667 viewsGeta, 209-212 AD. AE18 (3.56g). Head right / Helmeted head of Athena right. Dark green patina. Choice EF.![1](images/rate_full.png) ![1](images/rate_empty.png) ![1](images/rate_empty.png) ![1](images/rate_empty.png) ![1](images/rate_empty.png) (5 votes)
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Herakleia Pontika (BC 305-281) Didrachm982 viewsca 305-281 BC. AR Didrachm (9.69g, 23mm, 1h). Head of Herakles right / Dionysos sitting on throne left, holding kantharos and thyrsos; TE monogram under throne, ΗΡΑΚΛΕΩΤ[ΑΝ] to right. VF/aEF.![1](images/rate_full.png) ![1](images/rate_empty.png) ![1](images/rate_empty.png) ![1](images/rate_empty.png) ![1](images/rate_empty.png) (7 votes)
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Herakleia Pontika (BC 352-345) Tridrachm2392 viewsca 352-345 BC, time of Tyrant Satyros. AR Tridrachm (11.58g). Head of Herakles left, wearing lion skin / Bust of Hera left, wearing decorative turreted stephane; ΗΡΑΚΛΕΙΑ to right. Toned, VF. Rare. Ex Jameson Coll. 1183; ex von Aulock Coll., Auktion Kricheldorf 4 (1974), lot 98.![0](images/rate_empty.png) ![0](images/rate_empty.png) ![0](images/rate_empty.png) ![0](images/rate_empty.png) ![0](images/rate_empty.png) (19 votes)
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Herakleia Pontika (BC 302-281) Didrachm1099 viewsca 302-281 BC. AR Didrachm (9.78g). Head of Herakles right / Dionysos sitting on throne left, holding kantharos and thyrsos, ΗΡΑΚΛΕΩΤΑ[Ν] to right. Fine toning, EF. Rare.![0](images/rate_empty.png) ![0](images/rate_empty.png) ![0](images/rate_empty.png) ![0](images/rate_empty.png) ![0](images/rate_empty.png) (9 votes)
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Herakleia Pontika (BC 345-337) Didrachm837 viewsca 345-337 BC, time of Tyrants Timotheos and Dionysios. AR Didrachm (9.30g). Head of Dionysos left / Naked Herakles with lion skin and club; trophy. VF. Rare.![0](images/rate_empty.png) ![0](images/rate_empty.png) ![0](images/rate_empty.png) ![0](images/rate_empty.png) ![0](images/rate_empty.png) (8 votes)
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