Classical Numismatics Discussion Members' Coin Collection Photo Gallery

Image search results - "Heracles"

Asclepius IntaglioMale figure Asclepius? holding two snakes.

Asclepius was the god of healing though he, like Heracles, was born as a mortal. Athena gave Asclepius two types of blood to help with his healing work, both from the gorgon, Medusa. One took life quickly but the other restored life. When Asclepius used this life restoring blood he encroached on the preserve of the gods and Zeus struck him down with a thunderbolt. One of the most famous centres for Asclepius worship was at Epidaurus on the Peloponnese. Snakes were sacred to the god and when the Romans embraced him as one of theirs his cult was supposedly taken to Rome in the body of a snake. He was preserved in the heavens as the constellation Ophiuchus, the serpent holder. The Romanised version of his name is Aesculapius.

0.34g

Greek or more likely Roman Provincial

Ex-Time Machine

Sold Forum Auctions December 20172 commentsJay GT4

C POBLICIUS Q F. 80 BCHelmeted bust of Roma right / Hercules strangling the Nemean lion; bow and quiver at left; club below. Cr. 380/1.

POBLICIA, a plebian family, but of consular rank. Its cognomen on coins is Malleolus. There are fifteen varieties, all of silver, on some of which a small hammer or mallett is engraved, evidently alluding to the surname Malleolus.

The first of Heracles' twelve labours, set by King Eurystheus (his cousin) was to slay the Nemean lion.

According to one version of the myth, the Nemean lion took women as hostages to its lair in a cave near Nemea, luring warriors from nearby towns to save the damsel in distress. After entering the cave, the warrior would see the woman (usually feigning injury) and rush to her side. Once he was close, the woman would turn into a lion and kill the warrior, devouring his remains and giving the bones to Hades.

Heracles wandered the area until he came to the town of Cleonae. There he met a boy who said that if Heracles slew the Nemean lion and returned alive within 30 days, the town would sacrifice a lion to Zeus; but if he did not return within 30 days or he died, the boy would sacrifice himself to Zeus.[3] Another version claims that he met Molorchos, a shepherd who had lost his son to the lion, saying that if he came back within 30 days, a ram would be sacrificed to Zeus. If he did not return within 30 days, it would be sacrificed to the dead Heracles as a mourning offering.

While searching for the lion, Heracles fetched some arrows to use against it, not knowing that its golden fur was impenetrable; when he found and shot the lion and firing at it with his bow, he discovered the fur's protective property when the arrow bounced harmlessly off the creature's thigh. After some time, Heracles made the lion return to his cave. The cave had two entrances, one of which Heracles blocked; he then entered the other. In those dark and close quarters, Heracles stunned the beast with his club and, using his immense strength, strangled it to death. During the fight the lion bit off one of his fingers. Others say that he shot arrows at it, eventually shooting it in the unarmoured mouth.

After slaying the lion, he tried to skin it with a knife from his belt, but failed. He then tried sharpening the knife with a stone and even tried with the stone itself. Finally, Athena, noticing the hero's plight, told Heracles to use one of the lion's own claws to skin the pelt.

When he returned on the thirtieth day carrying the carcass of the lion on his shoulders, King Eurystheus was amazed and terrified. Eurystheus forbade him ever again to enter the city; in future he was to display the fruits of his labours outside the city gates. Eurystheus warned him that the tasks set for him would become increasingly difficult. He then sent Heracles off to complete his next quest, which was to destroy the Lernaean hydra.

The Nemean lion's coat was impervious to the elements and all but the most powerful weapons. Others say that Heracles' armour was, in fact, the hide of the lion of Cithaeron.ecoli

Galerius Maximian RIC 16b, HeracleaGalerius, AE radiate fraction, Heraclea, 295-296 CE.
Obverse: GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS NOB CAES, radiate, draped & cuirassed bust right
Reverse: CONCORDIA MIL ITVM, Emperor, standing right, receiving victory on globe from Jupiter who is standing left, holding scepter. H gamma in lower center
Heracles mint 21 mm., 2.3 g.NORMAN K

Gordian III - DeultumAE Tetrasarion?
238-244 AD
laureate and draped bust right from behind
IMP GORDIAN_VS PIVS FEL (AV)G
Heracles? in tetrastyle temple facing, holding lion skin and club
COL F_L P_AC__DEV / LT
SNG Bulgaria 1338, Jurukova 264
7,1g 22mm1 commentsJ. B.

#Mysia, Germe, Conventus of Cyzicus. Pseudo-autonomous AE20 Between 138 and 192 AD.
Obverse: ΙΕΡΑ Σ ΥΝΚΗ[ΤΟΣ], draped bust of the Senate (youthful), r.
Reverse: [ΓΕΡ]Μ ΗΝΩΝ, Nude Heracles standing, facing, head, l., resting arm on club, holding lion-skin
BMC 16 S80,6(1); Lindgren III, Addendum A 726Aancientone

(0098) TRAJAN--BOAR98 - 117 AD
AE QUADRANS 2.96 g 14 mm
IMP CAES NERVA TRAIAN AVG
O: HEAD OF BEARDED HERACLES RIGHT
R: BOAR STANDING RIGHT, SC BELOW
RCV I 3248
(ex Aegean Numasmatics)laney

(0193) JULIA DOMNA(wife of Septimius Severus; mother of emperors Geta and Caracalla)
193 - 211 AD
AE 20 4.19 g
O: IOVLIA DOMNA C
DRAPED BUST RIGHT
R: DIONYCOPOLEITWN; B IN LEFT FIELD
HERACLES HOLDING CLUB AND APPLES OF HESPERIDES
Dionysopolis. Moesia Inferior
Varbanov (Eng.) 474, R4laney

(0193) SEPTIMIUS SEVERUSThasos
193-211.
Æ 17.5 mm, 4.01 g.
O: AYTOKPATΩP CEBHPO Laureate head right
R: ΘACWN Heracles standing half-left holding club in right hand and lion's skin in left
Thasos; ref. Picard, Guide Thasos 1967, 71. SNG Copenhagen supp. 107. SNG Evelpidis 1010.
Very rarelaney

0139 - AE Alexander III the Great 336-23 BCObv/ Head of Heracles r. wearing lion-skin headdress.
Rev/ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ in middle, with goryte, bow and mallet at sides; bunch of grapes and circle on r.

AE, 19.1 mm, 6.33 g
Mint: Macedonia uncertain.
Price -- - Drama 103
ex-CGB, auction 49, lot 155dafnis

0161 - 1/2 AE Alexander III the Great 336-23 BCObv/ Head of Heracles r. wearing lion-skin headdress.
Rev/ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, eagle on thunderbolt r., head turned; above, crescent.

AE, 17.1 mm, 3.59 g
Mint: Amphipolis.
Price 91b
ex-Numismatik Lanz, eBay jan 2012 - art. #230732403614dafnis

0688 Alexander III - AE 19Miletos ?
323-319 BC
head of young Heracles in lionskin righ
bow in quiver and club
AΛEΞANΔPOY
?
Price 2102?
7,1g 19mm
ex DionysosJ. B.

1424A Hadrian, Cistophorus Uncertain mint in Asia Minor, Heracles standingReference.
RPC III, 1424A; RIC --; Metclaf 100 (reverse)

Issue Group 1: AVGVSTVS HADRIANVS P P

Obv. AVGVSTVS HADRIANVS P P
Bare head right

Rev. COS III
Heracles standing r., r. hand on hip, l. reading on club with lion skin set on rock

9.93 gr
30 mm
6hokidoki

1663 MYSIA, Pionia Hadrian. Heracles standingReference.
RPC III, 1663; BMC 4; SNG BN Paris 2335

Magistrate Neikomachos (strategos)

Obv. [ ]ΝΟΝ [ΑΔ]ΡΙΑΝΟ[ ]
Laureate head of Hadrian, r.

Rev. ΕΠΙ ΝΙΚΟ ΠΙΟΝΙΤΩΝ
Heracles standing facing, resting on club with his r. hand, holding lion skin in l.

2.20 gr
14 mm
6hokidoki

1767 MYSIA, Germe Hadrian, Heracles standingReference.
RPC III, 1767/11; Ehling 75-82; von Aulock 7221; SNG BN - ; SNG Cop. -

Obv. ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟС ΑΥΓΟΥСΤΟС
Bare head of Hadrian, right

Rev. ΓΕΡΜΗΝΩΝ
Heracles naked standing facing, head l., resting with r. hand on club, holding lion’s skin on left.

7.4 gr
19 mm
12hokidoki

1767 MYSIA, Germe Hadrian, Heracles standingReference.
RPC III, 1767; Ehling 75-82; von Aulock 7221; SNG BN - ; SNG Cop. -

Obv. ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟС ΑΥΓΟΥСΤΟС
Bare head of Hadrian, right

Rev. ΓΕΡΜΗΝΩΝ
Heracles naked standing facing, head l., resting with r. hand on club, holding lion’s skin on left.

7.06 gr
19 mm
6hokidoki

1812 LYDIA, Nacrasa Pseudo-autonomous under Hadrian SerpentReference.
RPC III 1812; vA, Phryg., 1344-53, 1365-9; SNG von Aulock -; SNG Copenhagen 294 var. (ethnic); BMC 7.

Magistrate Markos Iounianos (strategos)

Obv. ΕΠΙ СΤΡΑ ΜΑΡ ΙΟΥΝΙΑΝΟΥ
Bearded head of Heracles, r.

Rev. ΝΑΚΡΑСΙΤΩΝ
Serpent coiled around omphalos

2.43 gr
15 mm
12h1 commentsokidoki

2014.105.4Alexander III, The Great, Uncertain Macedonian Mint (336-323 BC)

AE18; 5.91 g; 6h

Obverse: Head of Heracles right, wearing lion's skin.
Reverse: ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, between club and bow in case.
Ref: Price 266; SNG Munich Part 10/11 827;
1 commentsgordian_guy

2014.105.6Alexander III, The Great, Uncertain Mint Western Asia Minor (c. 323 - c. 310 BC)

AE18; 5.71 g; 3h

Obverse: Head of Heracles right, wearing lion's skin.
Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, between bow in decorated case and club, torch to left in exergue.
Ref: Price 2800(f); SNG Munich 919;1 commentsgordian_guy

2014.141.2Alexander III, The Great, Miletos

AR Drachm; 20 mm; 4.00 g; 3h

Obverse: Head of Heracles right, wearing lion's skin.
Reverse: ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ; downward in right filed, Monogram in left field; Zeus seated left, holding eagle, standing right, in extended right hand; scepter in left.
Ref: Price 2151(a) [3h die axis]1 commentsgordian_guy

2014.141.3Alexander III, The Great, Tarsus

AE18; 5.60 g; 9h

Obverse: Head of Heracles right, wearing lion's skin, before Caduceus.
Reverse: ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, between club and bow in case; above Caduceus, to left.
Ref: Price 3058; cf SNG Cop 1046-1047;gordian_guy

22258 Head of Heracles/Crab22258 Head of Heracles/Crab
Obv: Bare Head of Herakles left
Rev: Crab with club below
KΩIΩN below
Mint: Cos, Caria 13.5mm 1.6g
Blayne W

2419A LYDIA, Maeonia Pseudo-autonomous AE 18 under Trajan OmphaleReference.
RPC III, 2419A; SNG Copenhagen --

Magistrate Demetrios

Obv. ΜΑΙΟΝΩΝ
Bearded head of Heracles, left

Rev. ΕΠΙ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ
Omphale wearing lion’s skin advancing r., holding club over l. shoulder

3.48 gr
18 mm
6hokidoki

2480 PHRYGIA, Trajanopolis, Pseudo-autonomous under Hadrian Nike standingReference.
RPC III, 2450; vA, Phryg., 1417-23; Tübingen: SNG 4206; Weber 7202

Obv.
Bust of Heracles, r. lion’s skin around neck

Rev. ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ
Nike standing r., holding wreath in her r. hand, palm on her l. shoulder

2.81 gr
15 mm
6hokidoki

3233 CILICIA, Seleucia ad Calycadnum Hadrian, Heracles Reference.
RPC III, 3233/6; SNG France 968

Issue Year 20 (K)

Obv. ΤΟ Κ ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΤΡΑ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟC ΣΕΒ Π
Laureate and cuirassed bust of Hadrian, r., with paludamentum, seen from rear.
Countermark ?

Rev. ϹΕΛΕΥΚΕΩΝ ΤΩ ΠΡ ΚΑΛΥ ΤΗϹ ΙΕΡ, ΚΑΙ ΑϹ ΑΥΤ (in field r.)
Heracles, wearing short chiton, standing, facing, head l., resting on club and lion’s skin.

14.22 gr
27 mm
6hokidoki

3303 CILICIA, Tarsus, Pseudo-autonomous under Hadrian, Perseus standingReference.
RPC III, 3303/11; SNG BN 1437-41;

Obv. ΑΔΡΙΑΝΗϹ ΤΑΡϹΕΩΝ
Head of bearded Heracles r., crowned with oak-leaves, club on l. shoulder

Rev. ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΩϹ
Perseus, wearing winged sandals, standing, l., holding cult statue of Apollo holding wolves in r. hand, chlamys and harpe in l.; at his feet, lion, l., attacking bull kneeling, l.; in field, l., ΒΟΗ/ΘΟΥ disposed either vertically, either horizontally

16.01 gr
30 mm
12h3 commentsokidoki

4021 JUDAEA, Gaza. Hadrian 130-31 AD Heracles Reference.
RPC III, 4021/3;

Issue Year 2 = 191

Obv. Α ΚΑ ΤΡ ΑΔΡΙΑΝ СƐ
Laureate head right, drapery on left shoulder

Rev. ΓΑΖΑ Β ΕΠΙ
Heracles standing r., with club and lion-skin; to l., מ

6.15 gr
19 mm
12hokidoki

4026 JUDAEA, Gaza. Hadrian, 131-32 AD HeraclesReference.
RPC III, 4026; BMC Palestine, 46; Rosenberger 53; SNG ANS 921

Issue Year 3 = 192

Obv: AK ATΡA AΔΡIAN CE
laureate head right.

Rev: ΓΑΖΑ Γ (GAZA G) EΠI BYΡ
Heracles standing facing, head left, leaning on club, holding lion skin; Marnas symbol to left.

5.97 gr
18 mm
12hokidoki

4031 JUDAEA, Gaza Hadrian 132-33 AD Heracles standingReference.
RPC III, 4031; Sofaer 73

Issue Year 4 = 193

Obv. Α ΚΑ ΤΡ ΑΔΡΙΑΝ СƐ
Laureate head of Hadrian, right with slight drapery

Rev. ΓΑΖΑ Δ ΕΠΙ ΓЧΡ
Heracles standing r., with club and lion-skin; to l., מ

4.16 gr
17 mm
12h

Note.
From the François Righetti Collection.

Hadrian visited Gaza more than once, and it was upon such a visit in AD 128 that an additional reckoning date, that of the επιδημία (imperial visit), was added. During one of his trips the great temple of Zeus-Marnas may have been founded, as it first appears on the coins of Hadrian.okidoki

6374 EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian Nome Obol 126-27 AD HeraclesReference.
RPC III, 6374/28; Emmett 1237; Dattari 6259; Geissen 3397; Kampmann/Ganschow N 16.14; Weber/Geissen S. 184, 2 a.

Issue Heracleopolite (nome of Upper Egypt)

Obv. ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΤΡΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑ ϹΕΒ
Laureate head of Hadrian, r., drapery on l. shoulder

Rev. ΗΡΑΚ, L ΙΑ
Bearded Herishef/Heracles standing, l., lion-skin draped over left arm, cradling club in l. arm, and holding winged griffin, l., in r. hand

5.22 gr
19.2 mm
12hokidoki

6376 EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian Nome Obol 126-27 AD HeraclesReference.
Emmett 1236.11; RPC III, 6376; Köln 3396; Dattari 6258; BMC 79; Milne 1237h

Issue Heracleopolite

Obv. ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΤΡΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑ СΕΒ
Laureate head of Hadrian, r., drapery on l. shoulder

Rev. ΗΡΑΚ, L ΙΑ
Bearded head of Herishef / Heracles, wearing taenia, r.

5.69 gr
19 mm
12hokidoki

6399 EGYPT, Alexandria Hadrian Nome Obol 126-27 AD Heracles standingReference.
Emmett 1233.11; RPC III, 6399; Dattari 6356. Dattari-Savio Pl. 309, 387 (this coin).

Issue Prosopite

Obv. ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΤΡΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑ СΕΒ
Laureate and draped bust of Hadrian, right.

Rev. ΠΡΟСω, L ΙΑ
Young Harsomtous/Heracles standing, facing, head l., wearing nemes and hem-hem crown, raising r. hand to mouth, holding club surmounted by falcon in l. hand.

5.51 gr
19.5 mm
12h

Note.
From the Dattari Collection.okidoki

6435 EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian Nome Obol 126-27 AD Khonsou-Harakhte standingReference.
RPC III, 6435/26; Dattari-Savio Pl. 307, 11069; Emmett 1270

Issue Xoite

Obv. ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΤΡΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑ СΕΒ
Laureate head of Hadrian, r., drapery on l. shoulder

Rev. ΞΟΙΤ, L ΙΑ
Khonsou-Harakhte/Heracles standing, facing, head l., wearing pschent, holding club in l. hand, and ram, l., in r. hand

4.95 gr
19 mm
12h3 commentsokidoki

Achaea. Corinthia, Corinth. Marcus Aurelius Æ 26mm. Bellerophon. Obv: Laureate head right.
Rev: CLI COR Bellerophon riding Pegasos flying right, attacking a chimaera, facing right.
BCD 706; SNG Copenhagen -.

Bellerophon in Greek mythology was "the greatest hero and slayer of monsters, alongside Cadmus and Perseus, before the days of Heracles", whose greatest feat was killing the Chimera, a monster that Homer depicted with a lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's tail: "her breath came out in terrible blasts of burning flame.
The replacement of Bellerophon by the more familiar culture hero Perseus was a development of Classical times that was standardized during the Middle Ages and has been adopted by the European poets of the Renaissance and later.
ancientone

AE19 de Alexandre Le Grand, Macédoine 336-323 av. J-CAv.: Tête de Heracles à droite, recouverte de fourure de lion;
Rev.: Arc, étui de flèches et flute, ALEXANDROU au milieu
18mm.,4,23g., _2944 SOLDAntonivs Protti

AE19 de Alexandre Le Grand, Macédoine 336-323 av. J-CAv.: Tête de Heracles à droite, recouverte de fourure de lion;
Rev.: Arc, étui de flèches et flute, ALEXANDROU au milieu,
18mm, 6,12g., _5527Antonivs Protti

Agyrium, Sicily, AE3 350-300 BCSicily, Agyrium
AE 16
Agyrium, 350-300 BC
Youthful head of Heracles l., wearing lion's skin
Man-headed, bearded forepart of bull (river god Palangkaios) l., between legs, P
BMC Sicily 4, Calciati III 125 10/11Ardatirion

Alabanda - AR tetradrachmin the name of Alexander III
169-168 BC
head of young Heracles in lionskin right
Zeus seated left, leaning on scepter, holding eagle; Pegasos left
AΛEΞANΔPOY
E
Price 2464
16,6g 30mm
ex Roma Numismatics1 commentsJ. B.

Alexander III - AE 19Asia Minor
323-310 BC
head of young Heracles in lionskin right
bow in quiver and club; torch
BAΣIΛEΩΣ
Price 2800
5,38g 18mm

countermarkJ. B.

Alexander III - AR drachmPhilip III in the name of Alexander III
Kolophon
322-319 BC
head of young Heracles in lion's skin right
Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter, barleycorn under throne, spear-spike right
AΛEΞANΔPOY
Price 1751
3,86g 16,5mm1 commentsJ. B.

Alexander III - AR Drachmstruck by Antigones I
Lampsakos
c. 310-301 BC
head of young Heracles in lion's skin right
Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter, forepart of pegasus left in the left field
AΛEΞANΔPOY
(NO)
Price 1382; Müller 612
4,1g 17mmJ. B.

Alexander III - AR tetradrachmstruck under Antipater
Amphipolis
c. 325 - 323/322 BC
head of young Heracles in lionskin right
Zeus seated left, leaning on scepter, holding eagle; cock left
AΛEΞANΔPOY
Price 79; Troxell, Studies, Issue E3
17,3g 25,5mm
ex Roma NumismaticsJ. B.

Alexander III - AR tetradrachmstruck under Balakros

Tarsos
327-323 BC
head of young Heracles in lionskin right
Zeus Aëtophoros enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter, plow left
AΛEΞANΔPOY
· / Θ
Price 3019; vgl. SNG Oxford 2891; SNG München 10/11, 697
16,9g 28mm
ex Gitbud and NaumannJ. B.

Alexander III - AR tetradrachmstruck by Peithon in the name of Alexander III
Babylon
315-311 BC
head of young Heracles in lionskin right
Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter
monogram in wreath: (HYP); monogram under throne: (XA)
AΛEΞANΔPOY
BAΣIΛEΩΣ
Price 3723
17,2g 24mm

ex Gitbud-NaumannJ. B.

Alexander III - AR tetradrachmstruck by Kassander in the name of Alexander III

Pella
317-314 BC
head of young Heracles in lionskin right
Zeus Aëtophoros enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter
boeotian shield left; snake under the throne
AΛEΞANΔPOY
Price 249; SNG Copenhagen 728. Muller 754
17,19g 26,5mm

ex CNG
ex Aurea1 commentsJ. B.

Alexander III - AR tetradrachmMenes or Philotas
Myriandros (or Issos)
c. 325 - 324/323 BC
head of young Heracles in lionskin right
Zeus Aëtophoros enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter, monogram, (MI)
AΛEΞANΔPOY
Price 3231; Newell, Myriandros 29, obv. die XV (unlisted for issue)
17,1g 26mmJ. B.

Alexander III AR TetradrachmObv: Head of Heracles facing right, wearing lion skin.
Rev: Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle.
Mint: Myriandrus
Date: 325-323 BC
Weight: 17.1g
Ref: Price 3223oa

Alexander III Drachm, KolophonGreek (Hellenistic). Kings of Macedon, Alexander III AR Drachm (17mm, 4.22g), Kolophon, 319-310 BCE.
Obv: Head of beardless Heracles r. wearing lion skin headdress.
Rev: ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ. Zeus seated on stool-throne left, eagle on outstretched right hand, sceptre in left hand. Monograms: retrograde E/K ligate (Price Monogram 321) below; ΣΩ (Price Monogram 1357) to left.
Ref: Price 1794; Müller 1605. PELLA: http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.1794
Prov: Ex-Gitbud & Naumann, Pecunem 20 (3 Aug 2014), Lot 118Curtis JJ

Alexander III Macedon Silver Tetradrachm c. 336-323 B.C.Macedon Alexander III Silver Tetradrachm (17.05 grams) c. 336-323 B.C. NGC AU Strike 5/5 Surface 5/5.
Obv: Heracles.
Rev: Zeus.mjabrial

Alexander III of Macedon Drachm Colophon (uncertain) 319 B.C. To 310 B.C.Head of beardless Heracles right wearing lion skin headdress
Zeus seated on stool-throne left, eagle on outstretched right hand, sceptre in left hand ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ

Price 1783Britanikus

Alexander III Posthumous LampsacusAlexander III the Great (336-323 BC). AR drachm (18mm, 4.5 gm, 9h). Posthumous issue of Lampsacus, ca. 310-301 BC.
O: Head of Heracles right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied before neck
R: ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Zeus seated left on backless throne, right leg drawn back, feet on stool, eagle in right hand, scepter in left; forepart of Pegasus left in left field, NO monogram below throne.
- Price 1382. Light golden and blue highlights.2 commentsNemonater

ALEXANDER III THE GREAT. 336-323 BCSilver Drachm; Kolophon or Abydos, circa 322-319 BC.
4,19 g. 18 mm.
Obv: Youthful head of Heracles right, wearing lion’s skin.
Rev: AΛEΞANΔPOY; Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and sceptre; in left field, dolphin upwards; in right, lyre.
__62.68
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander III ‘the Great’, 336-323 BC. Drachm (Silver, 18 mm, 4.29 g, 12 h), Kolophon, struck under Menander or Kleitos, circa 322-319. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress. Rev. AΛEΞANΔPOY Zeus seated left on low throne, holding long scepter in his left hand and eagle standing right with closed wings in his right; to left, fish upward; to right, lyre. Price 1766. _SOLDAntonivs Protti

ALEXANDER III THE GREAT. 336-323 BCSilver Drachm; Kolophon or Abydos, circa 322-319 BC.
4,19 g. 18 mm.
Obv: Youthful head of Heracles right, wearing lion’s skin.
Rev: AΛEΞANΔPOY; Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and sceptre; in left field, dolphin upwards; in right, lyre.
__62.68
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander III ‘the Great’, 336-323 BC. Drachm (Silver, 18 mm, 4.29 g, 12 h), Kolophon, struck under Menander or Kleitos, circa 322-319. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress. Rev. AΛEΞANΔPOY Zeus seated left on low throne, holding long scepter in his left hand and eagle standing right with closed wings in his right; to left, fish upward; to right, lyre. Price 1766. _SOLDAntonivs Protti

ALEXANDER III THE GREAT. 336-323 BCSilver Drachm; Lampsakos. Struck under Kalas or Demarchos, circa 328/5-323 BC.
4,20 g. 18 mm.
Obv: Youthful head of Heracles right, wearing lion’s skin.
Rev: AΛEΞANΔPOY; Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, Artemis Phosphoros standing facing, holding two torches; Δ below throne.
Price 1356; ADM II Series V.
_62.68 SOLDAntonivs Protti

ALEXANDER III THE GREAT. 336-323 BCSilver Drachm; Miletos, 325-323 BC. Struck under Philoxenos..
4,05 g. 17 mm.
Obv: Youthful head of Heracles right, wearing lion’s skin.
Rev: AΛEΞANΔPOY; Zeus seated left holding eagle and scepter, monogram in left field.
Price 2090.
_3545 SOLDAntonivs Protti

Alexander III, 336-323 BCÆ Half Unit, 16mm, 4.1g, 12h; Salamis, Cyprus mint.
Obv.: Head of Heracles right, in lion skin headdress.
Rev.: AÎ›EÎžANÎ”Î¡OY; club right above, bow and quiver below, Î£A above.
Reference: Price 3143John Anthony

Alexander III, AE2020mm, 5.43g
obv: head of Alexander as Heracles right
rev: BAΣIΛEOΣ between club and bow in bow case, below, racing torch
countermark (helmet left?)3 commentsareich

Alexander III, drachme, Price 1799Macedonian kingdom, Alexander III, Colophon, Price 1799

Obv.: Head of Heracles wearing lionskin
Rev.: Zeus seated left, holding eagle and sceptre ; wreath at left ; ALEXANDROU at right ; N beneath throne1 commentsSteff V

Alexander III, tetradrachm, AlabandaAlexander III (336-323 BC)
AR tetradrachm 33x30mm, 16.32 g
Alabanda, ca. 169/8.
Head of Heracles right in lion-skin headdress
ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡοΥ, Zeus seated left, holding eagle and grasping scepter, Pegasus alighting left before, date E (Year 5) under throne
Price 2464.

ex Freeman & Sear

CLICK PICTURE FOR A LARGER AND BETTER VERSION1 commentsareich

Alexander the Great - Bronze Quarter Unit336-323 B.C.
1.58 gm, 12 mm
Obv.: Head of Heracles, beardless, wearing lionskin, right; dotted border
Rev.: AÎ›E / ÎžANÎ”Î¡OÎ¥ above and beneath club right; bow and quiver below; linear border.
Price 267; Sear 6745v.
Jaimelai

Alexander the Great - hemiobol (?) minted in PhoeniciaObv.: head of young Heracles right
Rev.: AΛEΞANΔPOY , Zeus enthroned left holding sceptre and eagle ; to the left, monogram AP
9 mmGinolerhino

Alexander the Great - tetradrachm of Ake (St John of Acre, Israel) of 323-322 BCHead of young Heracles right
AΛEΞANΔPOY , Zeus seated left holding eagle , in field -Io (phoenician letters) above IIII'' (date = 323-322 BC)

I did not clean it, it is as found. Ginolerhino

Alexander the Great - Tetradrachm of SardisHead of young Heracles right
AΛEΞANΔPOY , Zeus seated left holding eagle ; in field to left star and monogramGinolerhino

Alexander the great AE unit, Phoenicia, Sidon mint, 333-305 B.C.Obv. Head of beardless Heracles right wearing lion skin headdress.
Rev. Quiver on bow and club, Legend: ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Symbol: ΣΙ (Below)
References: Price 3492
19mm and 8.03 grams.Canaan

Alexander the Great Drachm (Lifetime issue, Price 1354) v.1ALEXANDER THE GREAT, 336-323 BC
AR Drachm (17.03mm, 4.20g, 7h)
Struck 328-323 BC. Lampsakos mint
Obverse: Head of Heracles right, wearing Nemean lionskin headdress
Reverse: ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Zeus seated on stool-throne left, eagle on outstretched right hand, sceptre in left hand; Demeter facing with two torches in left field, Δ beneath throne
References: Price 1354

Light toning. A lifetime issue, struck at some point between Alexander's campaign into India and his return to Babylon in 323 BC.CPK

Alexander the great TetradrachmAlexandre III, Tarsos 327-323 BC Tétradrachme 17,12g
A/ Tête d'Heraclès, imberbe, à dr. coiffé de la peau de Lion.
R/ AÎ›EÎžANÎ”POY , Zeus aétophore, demi nu, assis à g., s'appuyant sur un sceptre, à g. un gouvernail, globule sous le trône et à dr.
Price 3018, Tarsos mint1 commentsBrennos

Alexander The Great Type 2 bronze, four chalkoi, 336-323 BCEAE 16, 3.5 g, Western Asia Minor, c 336-323 BCE
Obverse - Heracles bust right
Reverse - gorytos (case for bow and quiver) with a club above
Mint mark ENORMAN K

Alexander the Great Unit, Price 382Obverse depicts head of Heracles wearing lion skin facing right. Reverse shows a decorated bowcase above "BA" (BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛEΞANΔΡOY). Below the lettering is a club above a mouse facing right. Identified as Price 382. Uncertain mint, minted 325 BCE under Alexander III the Great of Macedon. Purchased from FORVM member auctions. Received December 14, 2022.Adrian H

Alexander the Great: club with bow in caseMacedonian Kingdom, Alexander III, ca. 300 BC, 19mm, 6.7g. Obverse: bust of Heracles wearing a lion sking right. Reverse: club with bow in case below - ALEXANDROU between, monogram at top. SG 6739. ex areich, photo credit areich

Podiceps

Amazon on HorseThe Amazon Queen Omphale?

AE20, Lydia, Mostene, ca 100 BC
Laureate head of Zeus right
ΛYΔΩN MOΣTHNΩN, Amazon on horseback right, holding bipennis axe over shoulder; EP (or EB) to left, monogram to right

SNG Copenhagen 284, Waddington 5101 (if EB)

Adrienne Mayor, in "The Amazons: Lives and Legends of Warrior Women across the Ancient World," records the following:

"In a legend preserved by Plutarch, when Heracles took [Amazon Queen] Hippolyte's golden belt, he also carried away her battle axe, which he presented to another powerful mythical queen, Omphale of Lydia. . . . Queen Hippolyte's axe, says Plutarch, was handed down from Omphale to the kings of Lydia. That is, until King Candaules (d. 718 BC) disrespected the Amazon's axe and carelessly gave it away. Hippolyte's precious axe ultimately ended up in the Temple of Zeus at Labranda in Caria. The original axe shape was not specified in the tale, but by the time it was placed in Zeus's temple it was described as a solid gold labors, the symmetrical double-headed ritual axe traditionally associated with Zeus and Minoan goddesses. . . . (219-220.)"

As Mayor points out, the actual Scythian women horse warriors, who were the original amazons, did not use such and axe in battle, but rather the single-headed sagaris. But the double-headed axe appears on various ancient coins depicting amazons. The coin is historically accurate, however, in portraying the amazon as a horse-mounted warrior.

Given the Lydian origin of the coin, the obverse of Zeus, and reverse of an amazon with an axe shaped like the one at Zeus's temple, it is reasonable to suggest that she is Omphale.
Blindado

Amyntas III eagleMacedonian Kingdom: Amyntas III, 393-369 B.C. AE16
16 mm, 4.35 g. Obverse: Bust of Heracles wearing lion-skin headdress right. Reverse: AMYNTA; Eagle standing right devouring a snake. Lindgren I, 1265; Sear 1512. ex areich, photo credit areich1 commentsPodiceps

Amyntas III; Herakles/ Eagle; AE16Macedonian Kingdom: Amyntas III, 393-369 B.C. AE16. 16mm, 3.0g. Obverse: Bust of Heracles wearing lion-skin headdress right. Reverse: AMYNTA; Eagle standing right devouring a snake. Lindgren I, 1265; Sear 1512.Podiceps

Amyntas III; Trihemiobol; Herakles/ EagleKings of Macedonia. Amyntas III, 389 – 369 B.C. Trihemiobol, Silver. 1,4 g. 9 mm. Obv. Head of Heracles in lionskin to the right. Rev. Eagle, left. SNG ANS 8, 95, SG 1510. Podiceps

Antigonos II Gonatas - AE 17in the name of Alexander III
277-239 BC
head of young Heracles in lion skin right
rider on horse right
B / A
SGCV II 6787
3,75g 16mmJ. B.

Antoninianus of PostumusPostumus AR Antoninianus. 259-268 AD

IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped, cuirassed bust right / HERC DEVSONIENSI ("Hercules of Deuson"). Hercules standing right, leaning on club, holding lion's skin and bow. Mint: ? (possibly Lyon)

RIC 64, Elmer 187, Cohen 91 Belisarius

Antoninus Pius, Topirus, Hercules seated, AE24Sale: CNG 76, Lot: 1039. Closing Date: Wednesday, 12 September 2007.
THRACE, Topirus. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ 24mm (5.71 g, 6h). Faba Grippinus, consularis. Bare head right / Hercules seated left on rock outcropping, holding club set on ground. SNG Copenhagen 806; Varbanov 511. VF, green and brown patina, rough areas, especially around the perimeter.

From the James E. Cain Collection via CNG
also sold by Peus, auction 366, lot 426 (Marcel Burstein) on 25.10.2000 for 160 DM + fees

dealer's picture1 commentsareich

apamea001aElagabalus
Apamea, Phrygia

Obv: ΑVΤ ΚΑ Μ ΑV ΑΝΤΩΝƐΙΝΟϹ, laureate cuirassed bust right with aegis
Rev: ƐΠΙ Λ ΜΑ ϹƐΥ ΓΡΑ ΤΟ Β ΑΠΑΜƐΩΝ, Heracles standing nude facing, looking left, holding lion skin and resting on club.
28 mm, 8.45 gms

RPC Online 5693, BMC 171 (as Caracalla)Charles M

AR Tetradrachm of Thasos, Roman imitative 148 -80 BCOBV: Head of Dionysos right wreathed with ivy leaves
REV :HPAKLEOYS SUTHPOS THASIUN (Hercules, Saviour of the Thasians); nude Heracles standing left holding club and lionskin; MH monogram to left
SNG Cop 1040, Dewing 1344, BMC 74 (Ref. Wildwinds)
These tet's were minted on Thasos off the coast of Thrace, and became an important international medium of exchange after Rome closed the Macedonian mints. The obverse celebrates the wine for which Thasos was renowned and the reverse may refer to a temple of Heracles. The type was widely copied among the Thracian tribes (imitatives) and the Celts (barbaric types).
According to Dr. Prokopov this coin is probably a Roman imitative, struck by Roman authorities between 148 and 80 BC, hence the fine classical style. The weight is right for the Rhodian standard. Holed and plugged.

Diameter ~30 mm, wt. 13.7 gmdaverino

Asia Minor, Phrygia TEMENOTHYRAI Phrygia TEMENOTHYRAI
Pseudo-autonomous issue
Obv.: THMЄNOC ΟΙΚΙCΤΗC,
laureate-headed and draped bust of Temenos
Rev.: [..]ΟΠΕΛΙΑΝΟC A[…] ΤΗΜΕΝΟΘ[…]
Heracles standing right, hand on club
Ae, 11.02g, 24.9mmshanxi

Attaleia; Herakles/ ATTAΛEΩN, eagle with wings spread. AE 14Lydia, Attaleia. Imperial Times, mid 3rd century A.D. AE 14mm, 2.07g. Obv.: bearded head of Heracles. Rev.: ATTAÎ›EÎ©N, eagle with wings spread. SNG von Aulock -; SNG Copenhagen -; SNG Tübingen -; SNG München -; SNG Österreich -; BMC -; Lindgren/ Kovacs -; Lindgren III -. Unpublished(?). Ex Tom Vossen1 commentsPodiceps

Baktria, Euthydemos I. Herakles Seated on Rock.Euthydemos I Theos Megas. 225-200 BC. AR Drachm (3.44 gm, 16.5mm, 7h). Diademed head of Euthydemos I right / Heracles seated left on rock, resting club on pile of stones. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΕΥΘΥΔΕΜΟΥ. VF. Contemporary Sogdian imitation? Bt. Guy Clark, Charlotte, 2011. Bopearachchi Série 7A; HGC 12 #46; Kritt A3; MIG 1 Type 90, #1613; SNG ANS 9 #133. Cf. Heberden Coin Room HCR45139 for similar type. Anaximander

287 files on 4 page(s)