THRACE, Perinthus. Gordian III. AD 238-244. Æ Medallion (43mm, 36.02 g, 1h). Near EF.

CNG Feature Auction 123
Lot: 381. Estimated: $ 5 000

Roman Provincial, Bronze, Coin-in-Hand Video

Sold For $ 8 500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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THRACE, Perinthus. Gordian III. AD 238-244. Æ Medallion (43mm, 36.02 g, 1h). • AVT • K • M • ANT • ΓO PΔIANOC • AVΓ, laureate and cuirassed bust right, seen from the front, slight drapery on shoulder; gorgoneion on breastplate / ΠEPINΘIΩN Δ IC NEΩKOPΩN, Hercules standing facing, head right, lion skin over left arm, leaning right hand on club set on ground and holding Apples of the Hesperides in extended left hand; to right, the serpent Ladon coiled around tree. Schönert, Perinthos 858; RPC VII.2 568; Varbanov 528. Dark brown patina, light roughness, small flan crack. Near EF. Very rare, only six known to RPC. Attractive.

Because he had been assisted in completing some of his earlier tasks, Hercules was compelled to undergo two more labors. The first of these was to steal the Apples of the Hesperides, nymphs who lived in a grove at the far western edge of the world. Hercules tricked the Titan Atlas, whose task it was to support the heavens, to retrieve the apples in return for holding up the heavens while he did so. Having accomplished the task, Atlas was reluctant to give up his freedom and told Hercules that he would take back the apples to Mycenae. Once again, Hercules tricked the Titan, requesting that Atlas hold the heavens while Hercules adjusted his cloak to be more comfortable.

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