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Lot # 188
PONTUS. Heracleopolis (as Sebastopolis). Gallienus, 253-268. Tetrassarion (Bronze, 30.16 mm, 12.39 g) dated CY 266 (= 263/4). ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΠΟ ΛΙΚ ΓΑΛΛΙΗΝΟC Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gallienus right, seen from behind. Rev. CЄBACTO HPAKΛЄO Amphiprostyle temple with two opposite tetrastyle facades, decorated with pellet inside the tympanum, statue of Herakles standing facing, holding club in the right resting hand and lion skin in the left resting hand, within arcade or niche with balustrade between facades. ЄT to upper field, ςIC (date) in exergue. SNG von Aulock 136 var. (bust radiate); Amandry & Remy 66; Waddington, RG 22. Some corrosion and deposits, otherwise, Very Fine. Very rare. From a European collection formed prior to 2005.