Arsinoe II Heracleia Pontica Waddington 1908 44, Silver, struck at Heracleia pontica, 289–281 BC. Obverse: head of heracles wearing a lion's skin. Reverse: dionysus seated, bare-chested, draped over the legs, holding a kantharos and a thyrsus (sceptre surmounted by a pine cone and adorned with ribbons) dionysos assis. Weight about 9.5 g, diameter 23.7 mm.
| mint | Heracleia pontica | weight | 9.48g (6) |
| ruler | Arsinoe II | diameter | ⌀23.7 (6) |
| denomination | — | axis | 12↕ (6) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Greece | dataset | IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org) |
obverse
Head of Heracles wearing a lion's skin
reverse
Dionysus seated, bare-chested, draped over the legs, holding a kantharos and a thyrsus (sceptre surmounted by a pine cone and adorned with ribbons) Dionysos assis
specimens (7)
British Museum
9.34g
⌀22.0
12↕
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British Museum
8.83g
⌀24.0
12↕
Cite this coin
Arsinoe II Heracleia Pontica Waddington 1908 44 (heracleia_pontica.waddington.1908.44), 289–281 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/arsinoe-ii-heracleia-pontica-waddington-1908-44/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA