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Gordian III, 29 July 238 - 25 February 244 A.D.
| Hercules is depicted in the same pose as the Farnese Hercules, a massive marble sculpture, which depicts a muscular yet weary Hercules leaning on his club, which has his lion-skin draped over it. He has just performed the last of The Twelve Labors, which is suggested by the apples of the Hesperides he holds behind his back. The Farnese Hercules is probably an enlarged copy made in the early third century A.D., signed by Glykon, from an original by Lysippos that would have been made in the fourth century B.C. The copy was made for the Baths of Caracalla in Rome (dedicated in 216 A.D.), where it was recovered in 1546. Today it is in Naples National Archaeological Museum. The statue was well-liked by the Romans, and copies have been found in many Roman palaces and gymnasiums. It is one of the most famous sculptures of antiquity, and has fixed the image of the mythic hero in the human imagination. |  |
MA112838. Silver antoninianus, RIC IV 95, RSC IV 404, Hunter III 71, SRCV III 8670, aVF, edge split, small cracks, Rome mint, weight 2.732g, maximum diameter 22.7mm, die axis 180o, 1 Jan 241 - Jul 243 A.D.; obverse IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind; reverse VIRTVTI AVGVSTI (to the valor of the Emperor), Hercules standing right, naked, right hand on hip, resting with left hand on club set on rock, lion skin besides club; $45.50
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