THRACE, Perinthus. Geta. AD 209-211. Æ Medallion (40.5mm, 32.91 g, 1h). Fourth Labor of Hercules – The Erymanthean Boar.Electronic Auction 496 Roman Provincial, Bronze Sold For $ 1 300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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THRACE, Perinthus. Geta. AD 209-211. Æ Medallion (40.5mm, 32.91 g, 1h). Fourth Labor of Hercules – The Erymanthean Boar. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Hercules, wearing lion skin, standing right, holding Erymanthian Boar on his left shoulder with both hands, displaying it to Eurystheus, who stands left in a crater at Hercules’ feet, arms raised in terror. Voegtli type 3b; Schönert-Geiss, Perinthos 521.2 = Stoll, Herakles, 28 (this coin); Varbanov 3852. Schönert, Perinthos 661; Varbanov 327. Chipped dark brown and green patina, hairline die breaks on obverse, roughness. Near VF. Very rare. |