Reign: Pupienus and Balbinus Persons: Balbinus (Augustus)

City: Heraclea Pontica Region: Bithynia Province: Bithynia-Pontus

Denomination: Æ (22 mm); 4.29 g (2)

Obverse: ΑΥΤ Κ Δ Κ ΒΑΛΒΕΙΝΟϹ ΑΥΓ; laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Balbinus, right, seen from rear

Reverse: ΗΡΑΚΛΕΩΤΑΝ ΠΟΝΤΩ; Pomona (?) standing left, holding apple and ears of corn

Bibliography: SNG vA 417 

Diameter:  19 Weight: 4.09  

Reign: Pupienus and Balbinus Persons: Gordian III (Caesar)

City: Heraclea Pontica Region: Bithynia Province: Bithynia-Pontus

Denomination: Æ (18 mm); 2.96 g (3)

Obverse: Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΚΑΙ; bare-headed and draped bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear

Reverse: ΗΡΑΚΛΕΩΤΑΝ ΠΟΝΤΩ; helmeted bust of Athena, right

Museum: L: British Museum, London (UK) Inventory: 1927,0607.14

Diameter:  17.7 Weight: 3.9   Axis: 7 

Reign: Pupienus and Balbinus Persons: Gordian III (Caesar)

City: Heraclea Pontica Region: Bithynia Province: Bithynia-Pontus

Denomination: Æ (18 mm); 2.96 g (3)

Obverse: Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΚΑΙ; bare-headed and draped bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear

Reverse: ΗΡΑΚΛΕΩΤΑΝ ΠΟΝΤΩ; helmeted bust of Athena, right

Museum: B: Berlin, Staatliche Museen (Germany) Inventory: 18273495, 1887/291

Diameter:  17 Weight: 2.64   Axis: 6 

Reign: Pupienus and Balbinus Persons: Gordian III (Caesar)

City: Heraclea Pontica Region: Bithynia Province: Bithynia-Pontus

Denomination: Æ (18 mm); 2.96 g (3)

Obverse: Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΚΑΙ; bare-headed and draped bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear

Reverse: ΗΡΑΚΛΕΩΤΑΝ ΠΟΝΤΩ; helmeted bust of Athena, right

Museum: O: Oxford, Ashmolean Museum (UK) Inventory: Baldwin

Diameter:  18.5 Weight: 2.33   Axis: 7 

Reign: Pupienus and Balbinus Persons: Gordian III (Caesar)

City: Heraclea Pontica Region: Bithynia Province: Bithynia-Pontus

Denomination: Æ (18 mm); 2.78 g (1)

Obverse: Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ Κ; bare-headed and draped bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear

Reverse: ΗΡΑΚΛΕΩΤΑΝ ΠΟΝΤΩ; eagle standing left, head right, wings spread, holding wreath in beak

Museum: B: Berlin, Staatliche Museen (Germany) Inventory: 18273496, 1920/714

Diameter:  17 Weight: 2.78   Axis: 1 

Reign: Pupienus and Balbinus Persons: Gordian III (Caesar)

City: Heraclea Pontica Region: Bithynia Province: Bithynia-Pontus

Denomination: Æ (18 mm); 2.15 g (1)

Obverse: Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΚΑΙϹ; bare-headed and draped bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear

Reverse: ΗΡΑΚΛΕΩΤΑΝ ΠΟΝΤΩ; Eros standing left, holding torch in each hand

Bibliography: SNG vA 423 

Diameter:  18 Weight: 2.15  

Reign: Pupienus and Balbinus Persons: Gordian III (Caesar)

City: Heraclea Pontica Region: Bithynia Province: Bithynia-Pontus

Denomination: Æ (18 mm); 2.05 g (1)

Obverse: Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΚΑΙϹ; bare-headed and draped bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear

Reverse: ΗΡΑΚΛΕΩΤΑΝ ΠΟΝΤΩ; Heracles standing facing, head left, holding club, lion skin over left arm

Bibliography: Private coll. 

Diameter:  18 Weight: 2.05  

Reign: Pupienus and Balbinus Persons: Gordian III (Caesar)

City: Heraclea Pontica Region: Bithynia Province: Bithynia-Pontus

Denomination: Æ (18 mm); 3.20 g (1)

Obverse: Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ Κ; bare-headed and draped bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear

Reverse: ΗΡΑΚΛΕΩΤ[ ]; lighthouse with four tiers and arched entrance; on top, fire beacon

Museum: B: Berlin, Staatliche Museen (Germany) Inventory: 18273497, I-B

Bibliography: Rec 226, pl. LXII, 7 

Diameter:  17 Weight: 3.2   Axis: 7 

Reign: Pupienus and Balbinus Persons: Gordian III (Caesar)

City: Heraclea Pontica Region: Bithynia Province: Bithynia-Pontus

Denomination: Æ (18 mm); 3.08 g (1)

Obverse: Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΚΑΙ; bare-headed and draped bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear

Reverse: ΗΡΑΚΛΕΩΤΑΝ ΠΟΝΤΩ; Tyche standing left, holding rudder and cornucopia

Museum: P: Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris (France) Inventory: RF.4493A

Bibliography: Seymour de Ricci.699 = SNG 363 

Diameter:  19 Weight: 3.08   Axis: 6 

Reign: Gordian III Persons: Gordian III (Augustus)

City: Heraclea Pontica Region: Bithynia Province: Bithynia-Pontus

Denomination: Æ (35 mm); 24.26 g (1)

Obverse: Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΥΓ; laureate and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from front, with eagle on cuirass

Reverse: ΗΡΑΚΛΕΩΤΑΝ ΜΑΤΡΟϹ ΑΠΟΙΚΩΝ ΠΟΛΙΩΝ; view of an amphitheatre; to left, temple with six columns seen in perspective; in the centre, athlete (?) holding palm, crowning himself (?), standing in front of seated statue of Heracles, holding patera, a club behind him

Museum: P: Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris (France) Inventory: 720

Bibliography: SNG 368 = Rec 225, pl. LXII, 6 

Diameter:  35 Weight: 24.26   Axis: 12 

Reign: Gordian III Persons: Gordian III (Augustus)

City: Heraclea Pontica Region: Bithynia Province: Bithynia-Pontus

Denomination: Æ (35 mm); 18.27 g (3)

Obverse: Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΥΓ; laureate and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from front, with eagle on cuirass

Reverse: ΜΑΤΡΟϹ ΑΠΟΙΚΩΝ ΠΟΛΙΩΝ ΗΡΑΚΛΕΩΤΑΝ; Heracles standing right, brandishing club and fighting Hippolyte, the queen of the Amazons on horseback, right, brandishing double axe

Museum: P: Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris (France) Inventory: 713

Bibliography: SNG 365 = Rec 215, pl. LXI, 21 

Diameter:  36 Weight: 19.49   Axis: 6 

Reign: Gordian III Persons: Gordian III (Augustus)

City: Heraclea Pontica Region: Bithynia Province: Bithynia-Pontus

Denomination: Æ (35 mm); 18.27 g (3)

Obverse: Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΥΓ; laureate and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from front, with eagle on cuirass

Reverse: ΜΑΤΡΟϹ ΑΠΟΙΚΩΝ ΠΟΛΙΩΝ ΗΡΑΚΛΕΩΤΑΝ; Heracles standing right, brandishing club and fighting Hippolyte, the queen of the Amazons on horseback, right, brandishing double axe

Museum: B: Berlin, Staatliche Museen (Germany) Inventory: 18226161, 1865/28723

Diameter:  36 Weight: 20.97   Axis: 7 

Reign: Gordian III Persons: Gordian III (Augustus)

City: Heraclea Pontica Region: Bithynia Province: Bithynia-Pontus

Denomination: Æ (35 mm); 18.27 g (3)

Obverse: Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΥΓ; laureate and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from front, with eagle on cuirass

Reverse: ΜΑΤΡΟϹ ΑΠΟΙΚΩΝ ΠΟΛΙΩΝ ΗΡΑΚΛΕΩΤΑΝ; Heracles standing right, brandishing club and fighting Hippolyte, the queen of the Amazons on horseback, right, brandishing double axe

Museum: Amsterdam: National Numismatic Collection, De Nederlandsche Bank, Amsterdam (Netherlands) Inventory: 1946-0030

Diameter:  33 Weight: 14.35  

Reign: Gordian III Persons: Gordian III (Augustus)

City: Heraclea Pontica Region: Bithynia Province: Bithynia-Pontus

Denomination: Æ (35 mm); 22.59 g (1)

Obverse: Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΥΓ; laureate and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from front, with eagle on cuirass

Reverse: [ΗΡ]ΑΚΛΗΑϹ ΜΑΤΡΟϹ, [Α]ΠΟΙΚΩΝ Π[ ] (retrograde); Heracles standing right, brandishing club and grasping by her hair Hippolyte, queen of the Amazons, kneeling right in front of her fallen horse

Museum: P: Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris (France) Inventory: 714

Bibliography: Wa 361 = SNG 366 = Rec 216, pl. LXI, 22 

Diameter:  35 Weight: 22.59   Axis: 6 

Reign: Gordian III Persons: Gordian III (Augustus)

City: Heraclea Pontica Region: Bithynia Province: Bithynia-Pontus

Denomination: Æ (35 mm); 22.97 g (1)

Obverse: Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΥΓ; laureate and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from front, with eagle on cuirass

Reverse: ΗΡΑΚΛΗΑϹ ΜΑΤΡ[ΟϹ ΑΠΟΙΚΩΝ ΠΟΛΙΩΝ]; Heracles advancing right, head left, holding club and lion skin, conducting Cerberus; to left, tree

Bibliography: Gemini VI, 10 Jan. 2010, lot 655 

Diameter:  35 Weight: 22.97  

Reign: Gordian III Persons: Gordian III (Augustus)

City: Heraclea Pontica Region: Bithynia Province: Bithynia-Pontus

Denomination: Æ (35 mm); 23.45 g (4)

Obverse: Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΥΓ; laureate and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from front, with eagle on cuirass

Reverse: ΗΡΑΚΛΕΩΤΑΝ ΠΟΝΤΩ; Heracles advancing right, head left, holding club and lion skin, conducting Cerberus; to right, figure of Pomona (?) on cippus, holding apple and ears of corn; to left, tree

Museum: P: Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris (France) Inventory: 716

Bibliography: Wa 359 = SNG 364 = Rec 218, pl. LXII, 1 

Diameter:  37 Weight: 21.44   Axis: 6 

Reign: Gordian III Persons: Gordian III (Augustus)

City: Heraclea Pontica Region: Bithynia Province: Bithynia-Pontus

Denomination: Æ (35 mm); 23.45 g (4)

Obverse: Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΥΓ; laureate and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from front, with eagle on cuirass

Reverse: ΗΡΑΚΛΕΩΤΑΝ ΠΟΝΤΩ; Heracles advancing right, head left, holding club and lion skin, conducting Cerberus; to right, figure of Pomona (?) on cippus, holding apple and ears of corn; to left, tree

Museum: B: Berlin, Staatliche Museen (Germany) Inventory: 18273488, I-B

Diameter:  37 Weight: 26.31   Axis: 7 

Reign: Gordian III Persons: Gordian III (Augustus)

City: Heraclea Pontica Region: Bithynia Province: Bithynia-Pontus

Denomination: Æ (35 mm); 23.45 g (4)

Obverse: Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΥΓ; laureate and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from front, with eagle on cuirass

Reverse: ΗΡΑΚΛΕΩΤΑΝ ΠΟΝΤΩ; Heracles advancing right, head left, holding club and lion skin, conducting Cerberus; to right, figure of Pomona (?) on cippus, holding apple and ears of corn; to left, tree

Bibliography: CNG EA 60, 12 Mar. 2003, lot 63 

Diameter:  36 Weight: 22.24  

Reign: Gordian III Persons: Gordian III (Augustus)

City: Heraclea Pontica Region: Bithynia Province: Bithynia-Pontus

Denomination: Æ (35 mm); 23.45 g (4)

Obverse: Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΥΓ; laureate and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from front, with eagle on cuirass

Reverse: ΗΡΑΚΛΕΩΤΑΝ ΠΟΝΤΩ; Heracles advancing right, head left, holding club and lion skin, conducting Cerberus; to right, figure of Pomona (?) on cippus, holding apple and ears of corn; to left, tree

Bibliography: Roma Numismatics 22, 7 Oct. 2021, lot 547 

Diameter:  38 Weight: 23.81   Axis: 7 

Reign: Gordian III Persons: Gordian III (Augustus)

City: Heraclea Pontica Region: Bithynia Province: Bithynia-Pontus

Denomination: Æ (35 mm); 23.45 g (4)

Obverse: Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΥΓ; laureate and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from front, with eagle on cuirass

Reverse: ΗΡΑΚΛΕΩΤΑΝ ΠΟΝΤΩ; Heracles advancing right, head left, holding club and lion skin, conducting Cerberus; to right, figure of Pomona (?) on cippus, holding apple and ears of corn; to left, tree

Bibliography: Schulman NY, 6 June 1969 (Mabbott coll.), lot 1118 

Diameter:  35