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Æ25 - Gallienus (sole reign) (ΗΡΑΚΛΗΑϹ ΝΕΩΚΟΡ)

Issuer Mint of Heraclea Pontica (Bithynia and Pontus)
Year 260-268
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Composition Bronze
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Obverse description Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Emperor Gallienus facing right, depicted from the rear in the characteristic three-quarter back view (bust seen from behind). The imperial effigy displays layered military costume with visible paludamentum. The surrounding field carries the Greek imperial titulature legend distributed around the bust.
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Reverse description Heracles, the city's divine patron and mythological founder, strides vigorously to the left in a dynamic pose. The hero is depicted semi-nude, raising his knotted club aloft in his right hand while grasping the multi-headed Lernaean Hydra in his left, referencing his Second Labour. The legend is distributed in the field around the central figure, enclosed within a dotted border, asserting Heraclea's proud neocorate status.
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