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Æ36 - Gordian III ΗΡΑΚΛΗΑϹ ΜΑΤΡΟϹ ΑΠΟΙΚΩΝ ΠΟΛΙΩΝ (retrograde)
| Issuer | Heraclea Pontica (Bithynia and Pontus) |
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| Year | 238-244 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse lettering | ΤΟΝ ΚΤΙϹΤΑΝ (Translation: for the founder) |
| Reverse description | Tyche, the city goddess, is enthroned and seated left, holding a patera in her extended right hand and a cornucopia in her left, symbolising divine favour and abundance bestowed upon Heraclea Pontica. At her feet to the left, the personification of the Pontus Euxinus (Black Sea) is depicted as a youthful male figure seated right, holding an anchor that alludes to the maritime importance of the city. To the right, the river god Lykos reclines left, leaning upon a water urn from which waters flow, and holding a staff or reed. The retrograde reverse legend ΗΡΑΚΛΗΑϹ ΜΑΤΡΟϹ ΑΠΟΙΚΩΝ ΠΟΛΙΩΝ encircles the scene, proclaiming Heraclea as 'mother of colony cities.' |
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| Mintage | ND (238-244) |
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