Heracleia Pontica Waddington 1908 21, Silver, struck at Heracleia pontica, 400–345 BC. Obverse: head of heracles bearded wearing a lion's skin; in the lower field, a club. Reverse: female head wearing a turreted stephane (crown), adorned with earrings. Weight about 3.4 g, diameter 15.0 mm.
| mint | Heracleia pontica | weight | 3.42g (6) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀15.0 (2) |
| denomination | — | axis | 4↕ (6) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Greece | dataset | IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org) |
obverse
Head of Heracles bearded wearing a lion's skin; in the lower field, a club
reverse
Female head wearing a turreted stephane (crown), adorned with earrings
specimens (12)
British Museum
3.82g
⌀16.0
12↕
British Museum
3.69g
⌀14.0
12↕
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National Museum of Denmark
3.82g
National Museum of Denmark
3.72g
National Museum of Denmark
3.59g
National Museum of Denmark
1.85g
Cite this coin
Heracleia Pontica Waddington 1908 21 (heracleia_pontica.waddington.1908.21), 400–345 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/heracleia-pontica-waddington-1908-21/ (accessed: 2026-10-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA