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Offline Jochen

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Young Herakles strangling snakes
« on: March 25, 2006, 08:15:32 pm »
Thanks to Lars I got this coin:

Thracia, Serdica, Caracalla AD 198-217
AE 19, 3.52g
obv. AVT KM AV CEV - ANTWNINOC
        bust, bearded, laureate, r.
rev. CERDWN
       Herakles as chubby infant kneeling r., head and body facing, strangling two snakes
       entwined around either arm

This type obviously resembles the famous Greek tetradrachms from 405/404 BC which celebrates the Spartan king Lysander.

There was no online resource to attribut this coin. Anyone who does know it or could give me a reference?

Thanks in advance!

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Re: Young Herakles strangling snakes
« Reply #1 on: March 26, 2006, 02:06:37 pm »


Looks like it is Ruzika Die Munzen von Serdica 391,

Herakles nackt. auf dem l. Fuss r. kniend, mit der r. Hand die eine, mit der erhobenen l., die andere Schlange wurgend.

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Re: Young Herakles strangling snakes
« Reply #2 on: March 26, 2006, 04:28:30 pm »
Thanks, Charles! Yes I think that it is!

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Re: Young Herakles strangling snakes
« Reply #3 on: April 06, 2006, 05:45:37 am »
Here's my own Antoninus Pius with Herakles wrestling snakes. Not NEARLY as nice as yours Jochen, but one I was happy to find in an uncleaned lot.

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=16496.msg110534#msg110534

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