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ID:
591711
Type:
Roman Provincial
Region:
BITHYNIA
City:
Heracleia Pontica
Issuer:
Gordian III
Date Ruled:
AD 238-244
Metal:
Bronze
Denomination:
AE 38
Struck / Cast:
struck
Date Struck:
AD 238-244
Diameter:
38 mm
Weight:
27.26 g
Obverse Legend:
Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟC ΑVΓ
Obverse Description:
Laureate and cuirassed bust right, drapery on left shoulder
Reverse Legend:
MATPOC AΠΟΙΚΩΝ ΠΟΛΙΩΝ HPAΚΛEΩT
Reverse Description:
Herakles and the mares of Diomedes
Primary Reference:
cf. Rec Gen 135 (Caracalla)
Reference2:
Babelon, Waddington Collection -
Reference3:
cf. Voegtli 5d-g, 12l-m
Reference4:
Cornell 99 (this coin)
Photograph Credit:
Classical Numismatic Group
Source:
http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=16416
Grade:
VF, dark brown patina, fields smoothed
Notes:
Sale: Triton V, Lot: 1711 Extremely Rare
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