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Æ24 - Gallienus sole reign) (ΗΡΑΚΛΕΩΤΑΝ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΑΝ ΠΡΩΤΑ ΠΟΝ, Η
| Issuer | Heraclea Pontica (Bithynia and Pontus) |
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| Year | 260-268 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Emperor Gallienus facing right, depicted from behind, with the paludamentum visible over the left shoulder and the cuirass articulated in relief. The obverse legend runs clockwise around the periphery within a dotted border, identifying the emperor by his titulature. The portrait follows the conventional provincial Roman style of the mid-third century, with characteristic radiate or laurel wreath framing the imperial effigy. |
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| Reverse description | Tyche, the personification of fortune and civic prosperity, stands facing left in full figure, robed in a long chiton and himation. She holds a ship's rudder downward in her right hand, symbolising the city's maritime importance, and a cornucopia overflowing with fruits in her left arm. The Greek legend, arranged around the field within a dotted border, proclaims Heraclea Pontica's status as the first metropolis of Pontus, with the numeral Η (8) likely denoting a regnal year or civic era count. |
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| Mintage | ND (260-268) |
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