PONTUS, Heracleopolis (as Sebastopolis). Gallienus. AD 253-268. Æ (29mm, 16.52 g, 12h). Dated CY 266 (AD 263/4). Near VF.Electronic Auction 566 Roman Provincial, Bronze Sold For $ 130. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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PONTUS, Heracleopolis (as Sebastopolis). Gallienus. AD 253-268. Æ (29mm, 16.52 g, 12h). Dated CY 266 (AD 263/4). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Herakles and the Cerynean hind: Herakles standing left, lion’s skin draped over his shoulders, grasping the antlers of the Cerynean Hind with both hands and leaning on its back with his right knee; [ЄT ϛΞC] (date) in legend. Amandry & Rémy, Sebastopolis 72 (D20/R54); RG –; RPC X Online 63695; SNG BN 1919. Brown patina, light porosity, flan adjustment marks, reverse off center. Near VF. |