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
Lot: 301.
Closing Date: Jul 17 2024 10:00 ET

Roman Provincial, Bronze

Estimate: $ 100

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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.

For his third labor, Herakles was required to capture the Cerynean hind, with its brazen hooves and golden horns, alive and bring it from Oenoe to Mycenae. Herakles chased the stag for one full year before it finally tired, and then he captured it.

Closing Date and Time: 17 July 2024 at 11:40:00 ET.

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