Pisidia, Selge, 2nd-1st Century BC, AR Triobol

Head of Herakles wreathed with styrax facing slightly r., lion's skin draped around neck, club in l. field.
ΣEΛΓEΩN between club and sacred styrax plant on an altar, bucranium in r. field.

SNG BN 1959; BMC 19, 260, 37; Sear GCV 5484.

(15 mm, 2.41 g, 12h). Apollo Numismatics; ex- Heritage 3010 (16 Aug. 2010), Lot 22002; ex- David P. Herman Coll.: CNG 73 (13 Sep. 2006), Lot 387.

The facing head of Herakles on this coin is a miniature masterpiece. The tilt of Herakles head and his semi-skyward gaze is reminiscent of the preferred portraiture of Alexander the Great for whom Herakles was a patron god. Following the death of Alexander the Great, Herakles became a favored subject for the facing head portrayal on Hellenistic coinage in contrast to the preceding Classical era in which Athena dominated.

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