The Fourth (?) Labor of Hercules

453, Lot: 173. Estimate $100. Sold for $160. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

BITHYNIA, Heraclaea Pontica. Valerian II. Caesar, AD 256-258. Æ Assarion (15.5mm, 1.95 g, 6h). Bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Hercules, lion skin across shoulders, standing facing, holding Erymanthean Boar (?) over shoulder. Voegtli –; RG –; SNG von Aulock –; SNG Righetti –; BMC –. Earthen green patina, some roughness. Fine. Very rare.