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PONTUS, Heracleopolis (as Sebastopolis). Gallienus. AD 253-268. Æ (27mm, 13.11 g, 12h). Dated CY 266 (AD 263/4). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Hercules standing left, capturing Cerynean Hind; [ΕT ςΞΣ] (date) in exergue. Amandry & Remy 71; RG –; Voegtli 3l and 13d; SNG Copenhagen –; Lindgren & Kovacs A52A (same dies). Dark green patina with tan highlights, some 'adjustment' marks. VF.
From the David Wray Collection.
For his third labor, Herakles was required to capture the Cerynean hind, with its brazen hooves and golden horns, alive and bring it from Oenoe to Mycenae. Herakles chased the stag for one full year before it finally tired, and then he captured it – as shown on the coin type.
From the David Wray Collection.
For his third labor, Herakles was required to capture the Cerynean hind, with its brazen hooves and golden horns, alive and bring it from Oenoe to Mycenae. Herakles chased the stag for one full year before it finally tired, and then he captured it – as shown on the coin type.