Province Galatia-Pontus
City Sebastopolis 
Region Pontus
Reign Septimius Severus
Obverse inscription ΑΥ ΚΑΙ Λ ϹΕΠΤΙΜΙ ϹΕΟΥΗΡΟϹ ΑΥ
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Septimius Severus, right seen from rear
Reverse inscription ϹΕΒΑϹΤ ΗΡΑΚΛΕ ΕΤ ΗϹ
Reverse design Heracles nude striding right, holding club in his right hand to slay the seven-headed Lernaean Hydra

 

Museum British Museum, London (UK)
Inventory no. 1979,0101.1200
Reference Amandry and Rémy, Sebastopolis 22a = SNG vA 6777
Diameter 27.7
Weight 15.52
Axis 11
Note