Æ29 - Gordian III ΗΡΑΚΛΕΩΤΑΝ ΠΟΝΤΩ

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IssuerHeraclea Pontica (Bithynia and Pontus)
Year238-244
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value
Currency
CompositionBronze
Weight10.61 g
Dimensions29 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) VII.2#2112
Obverse descriptionLaureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Obverse script
Obverse letteringΜ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΥΓ
(Translation: Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus)
Reverse descriptionHeracles standing right, lion skin around neck, holding bow, shooting arrows at the Stymphalian birds, two of them falling pierced to the ground
Reverse script
Reverse letteringΗΡΑΚΛΕΩΤΑΝ ΠΟΝΤΩ
(Translation: of the Heracleans in Pontus)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (238-244)  - -
Catalog ID3682605270
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