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CILICIA, Tarsus. Maximinus I. AD 235-238. Æ (36mm, 25.78 g, 12h). Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Hercules standing right, holding club resting on bull's head, lion skin, and the child Telephus, who leans forward to pet a deer; tree with birds in background. SNG France 1586; SNG Levante 1098 (same dies). Fine, brown-green patina, rough surfaces.
From the R. D. Frederick Collection. Ex Thomas Ollive Mabbott Collection (Hans M. F. Schulman, 6 June 1969), lot 2237.
This charming reverse design depicting Hercules and his son Telephus derives from a 4th century BC Greek sculpture. Roman copies of this work survive, the finest of which is belongs to the Louvre.
From the R. D. Frederick Collection. Ex Thomas Ollive Mabbott Collection (Hans M. F. Schulman, 6 June 1969), lot 2237.
This charming reverse design depicting Hercules and his son Telephus derives from a 4th century BC Greek sculpture. Roman copies of this work survive, the finest of which is belongs to the Louvre.