Arsinoe II Heracleia Pontica Waddington 1908 43, Silver, struck at Heracleia pontica, 289–281 BC. Obverse: head of heracles beardless wearing a lion's skin. Reverse: heracles standing facing, wearing a lion skin resting on club, crowned by nike standing on a column. Weight about 9.7 g, diameter 23.0 mm.
| mint | Heracleia pontica | weight | 9.72g (1) |
| ruler | Arsinoe II | diameter | ⌀23.0 (1) |
| denomination | — | axis | 12↕ (1) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Greece | dataset | IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org) |
obverse
Head of Heracles beardless wearing a lion's skin
reverse
Heracles standing facing, wearing a lion skin resting on club, crowned by Nike standing on a column
specimens (1)
British Museum
9.72g
⌀23.0
12↕
Cite this coin
Arsinoe II Heracleia Pontica Waddington 1908 43 (heracleia_pontica.waddington.1908.43), 289–281 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/arsinoe-ii-heracleia-pontica-waddington-1908-43/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA