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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     591710 Type:     Roman Provincial Region:     BITHYNIA City:     Heracleia Pontica Issuer:     Gordian III Date Ruled:     AD 238-244 Metal:     Bronze Denomination:     AE 36 Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     AD 238-244 Diameter:     36 mm Weight:     24.61 g Obverse Legend:     M ANT ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟC AVΓ Obverse Description:     Laureate and cuirassed bust right, drapery on left shoulder Reverse Legend:     HPAKΛΣΩΤAN MATP-OC AΠΟΙΚΩΝ ΠΟΛΙΩΝ Reverse Description:     Herakles and the Lernaean hydra: , Herakles standing left, nude, raising club far over his shoulder, about to beat to death the Hydra; quiver and bow behind Primary Reference:     Rec Gen 217 Reference2:     Babelon, Waddington Collection 360 Reference3:     Voegtli 2o, 2j, 14c Reference4:     Cornell 98 (this coin) Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=16415 Grade:     VF, dark green-brown patina, reverse encrustation, corrosion Notes:     Sale: Triton V, Lot: 1710 ($4000) From the David Simpson Collection

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