THRACE, Anchialus. Gordian III. AD 238-244. Æ (35.5mm, 28.75 g, 12h). Labor of Herakles type. Fine.

Electronic Auction 563
Lot: 433.
Closing Date: Jun 5 2024 10:00 ET

Roman Provincial, Bronze

Estimate: $ 300

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THRACE, Anchialus. Gordian III. AD 238-244. Æ (35.5mm, 28.75 g, 12h). Labor of Herakles type. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from the front / 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; below, club. Tachev, Anchialos 21-4 (O1/R7); RPC VII.2.1101.5 (this coin); AMNG 621; Varbanov 635. Dark green patina, light porosity. Fine. Rare.

Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 80 (7 January 2004), lot 45.

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 – as shown on the coin type.

Closing Date and Time: 5 June 2024 at 12:24:00 ET.

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