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Drachm
| Issuer | Herakleia Pontika |
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| Year | 360 BC - 340 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Youthful head of Herakles facing left, wearing the Nemean lion's skin headdress tied beneath the chin; the scalp and open jaws of the lion are clearly rendered above the hero's brow. Below the neck truncation, a club is depicted horizontally pointing left, serving as a secondary identifying attribute. The portrait is rendered in the naturalistic late Classical style characteristic of Herakleian coinage of the mid-fourth century BC. |
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| Reverse description | Head of Hera facing left, depicted in fine late Classical style. The goddess wears a turreted stephane adorned with a central palmette motif and two punctated disc ornaments, symbolizing her civic and regal status. A pendant earring and a beaded necklace are visible, enhancing the portrait's elaborately jeweled character. The ethnic legend ΗΡΑΚΛΕ[ΙΑ] appears in the field, identifying the issuing city of Herakleia Pontika. |
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| Mint | Herakleia Pontika |
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