Arsinoe II Heracleia Pontica Waddington 1908 45, 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 16.5 g, diameter 22.0 mm.
| mint | Heracleia pontica | weight | 16.49g (1) |
| ruler | Arsinoe II | diameter | ⌀22.0 (1) |
| denomination | — | axis | 12↕ (1) |
| 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 (3)
British Museum
16.49g
⌀22.0
12↕
BnF (IRIS)
BnF (IRIS)
Cite this coin
Arsinoe II Heracleia Pontica Waddington 1908 45 (heracleia_pontica.waddington.1908.45), 289–281 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/arsinoe-ii-heracleia-pontica-waddington-1908-45/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA