146, Lot: 133. Estimate $100. Sold for $127. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

BITHYNIA, Heracleia Pontica. Gordian III. AD 238-244. Æ 35mm (21.49 g). Labors of Hercules. Laureate and cuirassed bust right / HRAKLEWTAN [PONTW], Herakles standing left, nude, raising club far over his shoulder, about to beat to death the Hydra, bow and quiver right. Waddington, RG 217; Voegtli 2j; SNG Copenhagen -; SNG von Aulock -. Fine, dark brown patina, rough, corroded surfaces.

From the Garth R. Drewry Collection.