RPC VII.2, 2097

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2097
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Bithynia
City Heraclea Pontica
Reign Gordian III
Obverse inscription ΤΟΝ ΚΤΙϹΤΑΝ
Edition τὸν κτίστην
Translation for the founder
Obverse design diademed bust of Heracles, right, wearing lion skin around neck, and holding club
Reverse inscription ΗΡΑΚΛΕΩΤΑΝ ΠΟΝΤΩ
Edition Ἡρακλεωτᾶν Πόντῳ
Translation of the Heracleans in Pontus
Reverse design Zeus (or Demos) seated left, holding patera and sceptre; in front, the three Charites
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 36 mm
Average weight 24.16 g
Axis 12
Reference Rec —; Dalaison 2017, Héraclée 8
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1979,0101.1297 SNG vA 6938