Reign: Gordian III Persons: Gordian III (Augustus)

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

Denomination: Æ (28 mm); 11.93 g (1)

Obverse: Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΥΓ; laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear

Reverse: ΗΡΑΚΛΕΩΤΑΝ ΠΟΝΤΩ; Heracles, standing right, knee on back of Ceryneian hind

Bibliography: SNG vA 426 

Diameter:  29 Weight: 11.93  

Reign: Gordian III Persons: Gordian III (Augustus)

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

Denomination: Æ (28 mm); 9.08 g (1)

Obverse: Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΥΓ; laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear

Reverse: ΗΡΑΚΛΕΩΤΑΝ ΠΟΝΤΩ; Heracles standing right, holding club and apples (?), with lion skin over forearm

Bibliography: Münzzentrum 53, 13 Nov. 1984, lot 1662 

Diameter:  26 Weight: 9.08  

Reign: Gordian III Persons: Gordian III (Augustus)

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

Denomination: Æ (28 mm); 10.61 g (1)

Obverse: Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΥΓ; laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear

Reverse: ΗΡΑΚΛΕΩΤΑΝ ΠΟΝΤΩ; Heracles standing right, lion skin around neck, holding bow, shooting arrows at the Stymphalian birds, two of them falling pierced to the ground

Bibliography: B. Michaux coll. 

Diameter:  29 Weight: 10.61   Axis: 7 

Reign: Gordian III Persons: Gordian III (Augustus)

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

Denomination: Æ (28 mm); 10.80 g (1)

Obverse: Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΥΓ; laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear

Reverse: ΗΡΑ[ΚΛΕΩ]ΤΑΝ ΠΟΝΤΩ; lighthouse with four tiers and arched entrance, male figure holding spear on either side; on top, fire beacon

Bibliography: SGR coll. 

Diameter:  27.5 Weight: 10.8  

Reign: Gordian III Persons: Gordian III (Augustus)

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

Denomination: Æ (28 mm); 9.69 g (1)

Obverse: Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΥΓ; laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear

Reverse: ΗΡΑΚΛΕΩΤΑΝ [ ]; Omphale standing right, holding club and bow

Museum: Bern: Historisches Museum, Bern (Switzerland) Inventory: N/82.625

Bibliography: SNG Righetti 625 

Diameter:  27.1 Weight: 9.69   Axis: 6 

Reign: Gordian III Persons: Gordian III (Augustus)

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

Denomination: Æ (28 mm); 9.63 g (1)

Obverse: Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΥΓ; laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear

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

Museum: NY: American Numismatic Society, New York (USA) Inventory: 1944.100.42145

Diameter:  27.2 Weight: 9.63   Axis: 7 

Reign: Gordian III Persons: Tranquillina (Augusta)

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

Denomination: Æ (28 mm); 12.41 g (1)

Obverse: ϹΑΒΕΙΝΙΑ ΤΡΑΝΚΥΛΛ[ΕΙΝΑ]; diademed and draped bust of Tranquillina, right

Reverse: ΗΡΑΚΛ[ΕΩΤΑΝ ΠΟΝΤ]Ω; Heracles advancing right, brandishing club; Cretan bull at his feet

Bibliography: Roma Numismatics EA 33, 4 Feb. 2017, lot 298 

Diameter:  27 Weight: 12.41   Axis: 8 

Reign: Gordian III Persons: Tranquillina (Augusta)

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

Denomination: Æ (28 mm); 12.18 g (1)

Obverse: ϹΑΒΕΙΝΙΑ ΤΡΑΝΚΥΛΛΕΙΝΑ; diademed and draped bust of Tranquillina, right

Reverse: ΗΡΑΚΛΕΩΤΑΝ ΠΟΝΤΩ; Heracles standing left, brandishing club, with lion skin over shoulder, grasping the Lernaean hydra

Bibliography: CNG EA 531, 25 Jan. 2023, lot 539 

Diameter:  29 Weight: 12.18   Axis: 7 

Reign: Gordian III Persons: Tranquillina (Augusta)

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

Denomination: Æ (28 mm); 10.89 g (1)

Obverse: ϹΑΒΕΙΝΙΑ ΤΡΑΝΚΥΛΛΕΙΝΑ; diademed and draped bust of Tranquillina, right

Reverse: ΗΡΑΚΛΕΩΤΑΝ ΠΟΝΤΩ; Heracles wrestling with Nemean lion, left

Museum: V: Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna (Austria) Inventory: GR 15528

Bibliography: Rec 229, pl. LXII, 9 

Diameter:  29 Weight: 10.89   Axis: 7 

Reign: Gordian III Persons: Tranquillina (Augusta)

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

Denomination: Æ (28 mm); 12.25 g (1)

Obverse: ϹΑΒΕΙΝΙΑ ΤΡΑΝΚΥΛΛΕΙΝΑ; diademed and draped bust of Tranquillina, right

Reverse: ΗΡΑΚΛΕΩΤΑΝ ΠΟΝΤΩ; Heracles standing right, brandishing club and holding Mares of Diomedes by bridle

Museum: L: British Museum, London (UK) Inventory: 1979,0101.1313

Bibliography: SNG vA 438 

Diameter:  27.8 Weight: 12.25   Axis: 7 

Reign: Gordian III Persons: Gordian III (Augustus)

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

Denomination: Æ (25 mm); 7.15 g (1)

Obverse: Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΥΓ; laureate head of Gordian III, right, with drapery on left shoulder

Reverse: ΗΡΑΚΛΕΩΤΑΝ ΠΟΝΤΩ; Athena standing left, holding owl and spear

Bibliography: SNG vA 431 

Diameter:  25 Weight: 7.15  

Reign: Gordian III Persons: Gordian III (Augustus)

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

Denomination: Æ (25 mm); 6.82 g (3)

Obverse: Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΥΓ; laureate head of Gordian III, right, with drapery on left shoulder

Reverse: ΗΡΑΚΛΕΩΤΑΝ ΠΟΝΤΩ; Athena standing facing, head right, holding spear and owl; at feet, shield

Museum: P: Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris (France) Inventory: 710

Bibliography: Wa 358 = SNG 371 = Rec 209, pl. LXI, 18 

Diameter:  26 Weight: 5.95   Axis: 6 

Reign: Gordian III Persons: Gordian III (Augustus)

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

Denomination: Æ (25 mm); 6.82 g (3)

Obverse: Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΥΓ; laureate head of Gordian III, right, with drapery on left shoulder

Reverse: ΗΡΑΚΛΕΩΤΑΝ ΠΟΝΤΩ; Athena standing facing, head right, holding spear and owl; at feet, shield

Museum: V: Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna (Austria) Inventory: GR 33811

Diameter:  26.8 Weight: 7.03   Axis: 7 

Reign: Gordian III Persons: Gordian III (Augustus)

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

Denomination: Æ (25 mm); 6.82 g (3)

Obverse: Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΥΓ; laureate head of Gordian III, right, with drapery on left shoulder

Reverse: ΗΡΑΚΛΕΩΤΑΝ ΠΟΝΤΩ; Athena standing facing, head right, holding spear and owl; at feet, shield

Bibliography: Lindgren I, A122B 

Diameter:  25 Weight: 7.47  

Reign: Gordian III Persons: Gordian III (Augustus)

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

Denomination: Æ (25 mm); 10.55 g (2)

Obverse: Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΥΓ; laureate head of Gordian III, right, with drapery on left shoulder

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

Museum: L: British Museum, London (UK) Inventory: 1979,0101.1312

Bibliography: SNG vA 6963 = Kraft pl. 103, 40 

Diameter:  27.2 Weight: 12.41   Axis: 1 

Reign: Gordian III Persons: Gordian III (Augustus)

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

Denomination: Æ (25 mm); 10.55 g (2)

Obverse: Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΥΓ; laureate head of Gordian III, right, with drapery on left shoulder

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

Museum: P: Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris (France) Inventory: 1972.1195

Bibliography: SNG 372 

Diameter:  28 Weight: 8.68   Axis: 12 

Reign: Gordian III Persons: Gordian III (Augustus)

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

Denomination: Æ (25 mm); 8.82 g (3)

Obverse: Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΥΓ; laureate head of Gordian III, right, with drapery on left shoulder

Reverse: ΗΡΑΚΛΕΩΤΑΝ ΠΟΝΤΩ; Poseidon standing left, holding dolphin and trident

Museum: Tübingen: Münzsammlung der Eberhard Karl Universität, Tübingen (Germany) Inventory: 

Bibliography: SNG 2105 

Diameter:  26 Weight: 8.87   Axis: 5 

Reign: Gordian III Persons: Gordian III (Augustus)

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

Denomination: Æ (25 mm); 8.82 g (3)

Obverse: Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΥΓ; laureate head of Gordian III, right, with drapery on left shoulder

Reverse: ΗΡΑΚΛΕΩΤΑΝ ΠΟΝΤΩ; Poseidon standing left, holding dolphin and trident

Bibliography: CGT coll. = Naville Numismatics 16, 12 July 2015, lot 300 

Diameter:  25 Weight: 8.7   Axis: 12 

Reign: Gordian III Persons: Gordian III (Augustus)

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

Denomination: Æ (25 mm); 8.82 g (3)

Obverse: Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΥΓ; laureate head of Gordian III, right, with drapery on left shoulder

Reverse: ΗΡΑΚΛΕΩΤΑΝ ΠΟΝΤΩ; Poseidon standing left, holding dolphin and trident

Bibliography: Schulman b.v. 350, 13 May 2016, lot 2764 

Diameter:  25 Weight: 8.88  

Reign: Gordian III Persons: Gordian III (Augustus)

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

Denomination: Æ (25 mm); 6.81 g (1)

Obverse: Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΥΓ; laureate head of Gordian III, right, with drapery on left shoulder

Reverse: ΗΡΑΚΛΕΩΤΑΝ ΠΟΝΤΩ; Poseidon standing right, holding trident and dolphin, left foot on prow

Museum: B: Berlin, Staatliche Museen (Germany) Inventory: 18273494, Löbb.

Diameter:  24 Weight: 6.81   Axis: 7