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Ancient Coinage of Bithynia, Herakleia Pontika

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AE18Bithynia AE17, uncertain time frame but most likely between Augustan to Severan times. Heracleia Pontica Mint. Bust of Roman Senate right. Eagle left on club. TextImage
RecGen 70Bithynia, Heracleia Pontica. Time of Gordian III. Circa 238-244 AD. Æ 36mm Medallion. TON KTICTAN, bearded bust of Herakles right, lion's skin tied around neck, holding club over right shoulder / Herakles & the capture of Kerberos: HRAKL-EWTA-N (sic), PONTW in exergue, Herakles, nude, standing right, head turned back to left, holding club in left hand with lion's skin draped over left arm & pulling Kerberos by chain in right hand; before, statuette of Hera on cippus. TextImage
SNGBMC 1616cfBithynia, Heraclea Pontica AR Didrachm. ca 305-281 BC. Head of young Heracles right in lion skin headdress / HRAKLEWTAN, , Dionysus seated left on diphros, holding cantharus in extended right hand & thyrsus in left, EY monogram under seat. SNG BM Black Sea 1616-1618cf, SNGvA 366-367 cf, Dewing 2153-2154cf. TextImage
SNGBMC 1632Bithynia, Herakleia Pontika. ca 300-280 BC. Æ 22mm. Head of Herakles right, in lion's skin headdress / HRAKLEWTAN, club & a bow in a bowcase. TextImage
SNGBMC 1816Bithynia, Herakleia Pontika AR Stater or Double Siglos. Time of Lysimachos, 302-281 BC. Head of Herakles right, in lion's skin headdress / HPAKLEWTAN Dionysos seated left, holding kantharos in right hand & thrysos in left, Ao monogram under seat. TextImage
Weber_4879Bithynia, Herakleia Pontika AR Obol. Time of the tyrant Kleachos I, 364-352 BC. Head of Herakles right wearing lionskin / trophy of arms. TextImage
Sear #3778Bithynia, Herakleia Pontika AR Stater. Time of the tyrants Timotheos & Dionysios, 345-337 BC. Head of young Dionysos left, wreathed with ivy; thyrsos over right shoulder / TIMOQEOU to right, DIONUSIOU to left of Herakles, naked, standing left, erecting trophy. SNG BMC 1605.
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Sear #3780Heraklea Pontika, Bithynia, AR stater. Timotheos and Dionysios Tyrant 345-337 B.C., (9.56gm.) Head of young Dionysos left, wreathed with ivy, thyrsos over right shoulder. TIMOØEO_ IONY…I[OY]] Hercules attaching spear to trophy. BMC 25var.
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Sear #3783Bithynia, Herakleia Pontika AR Stater or Double Siglos. Time of Lysimachos, ca 302-281 BC. Head of Herakles right in lion's skin headdress / HPAKLEW, young Dionysos seated left, holding kantharos & thrysos, Ao monogram below seat. SNG BMC 1818v, SNGvA 366. TextImage
Sear #3787Bithynia, Heraclea Pontica Æ 13mm. 2nd - 1st century BC. Laureate head of young & beardless Herakles right / HPAKLEW above, TAN below, table draped with lion's skin & surmounted by bow & quiver, club on ground before. SNG Stancomb 843, SNG BMC 1637. TextImage

Caracalla
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Caracalla Æ 35mm of Bithynia, Heracleia Pontica. AVT K M AVPH ANTWNINOC AVG, laureate head right / HRAKLHAC EN PONTA, Herakles standing facing, head left, leaning right & lifting Antaeus up into the air by the waist while Antaeus tries to break his grip; in lower left field, club.TextImage

Gordian III
- Receuil General 217

Gordian III Æ 36mm of Bithynia, Heracleia Pontica. M ANT GORDIANOC AVG, laureate & cuirassed bust right, drapery on left shoulder / HRAKLEWTAN MATR-OC APOIKWN POLIWN, Herakles standing left, nude, raising club far over his shoulder, about to bash the Lernean Hydra; quiver & bow behind.TextImage

- Receuil General 135cf

Gordian III Æ 38mm of Bithynia, Heracleia Pontica. M ANT GORDIANOC AVG, laureate & cuirassed bust right, drapery on left shoulder / MATPOC APOIKWN POLIWN, HRAKLEWT/AN in exergue, Herakles standing right preparing to strike one of the mares of Diomedes with his club in his right hand. TextImage
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