Heracleia Pontica Waddington 1908 18-19, Silver, struck at Heracleia pontica, 400–345 BC. Obverse: head of heracles bearded wearing a lion's skin. Reverse: female head wearing a turreted stephane (crown), adorned with earrings. Weight about 2.8 g, diameter 15.5 mm.
| mint | Heracleia pontica | weight | 2.80g (2) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀15.5 (2) |
| denomination | — | axis | 12↕ (2) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Greece | dataset | IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org) |
obverse
Head of Heracles bearded wearing a lion's skin
reverse
Female head wearing a turreted stephane (crown), adorned with earrings
specimens (2)
British Museum
1.78g
⌀11.0
12↕
BnF (IRIS)
Cite this coin
Heracleia Pontica Waddington 1908 18-19 (heracleia_pontica.waddington.1908.18-19), 400–345 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/heracleia-pontica-waddington-1908-18-19/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA