Timotheus of Heracleia Heracleia Pontica Waddington 1908 33-37, Silver, struck at Heracleia pontica, 345–337 BC. Obverse: head of dionysus wearing an ivy wreath; in the lower field, a thyrsus (sceptre surmounted by a pine-cone and decorated with ribbons). Reverse: heracles naked, erecting a trophy, carrying a lion skin on his shoulder; a club placed on the ground. Weight about 7.6 g, diameter 19.7 mm.
| mint | Heracleia pontica | weight | 7.63g (12) |
| ruler | Dionysius of Heracleia | diameter | ⌀19.7 (8) |
| denomination | — | axis | 8↕ (12) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Greece | dataset | IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org) |
obverse
Head of Dionysus wearing an ivy wreath; in the lower field, a thyrsus (sceptre surmounted by a pine-cone and decorated with ribbons)
reverse
Heracles naked, erecting a trophy, carrying a lion skin on his shoulder; a club placed on the ground
specimens (19)
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British Museum
9.54g
⌀22.0
12↕
British Museum
2.29g
⌀14.0
12↕
British Museum
9.60g
⌀20.0
12↕
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British Museum
9.59g
⌀21.0
12↕
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British Museum
8.00g
⌀21.0
12↕
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National Museum of Denmark
9.55g
National Museum of Denmark
2.25g
National Museum of Denmark
9.37g
National Museum of Denmark
9.68g
Cite this coin
Timotheus of Heracleia Heracleia Pontica Waddington 1908 33-37 (heracleia_pontica.waddington.1908.33-37), 345–337 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/timotheus-of-heracleia-heracleia-pontica-waddington-1908-33-37/ (accessed: 2026-09-17). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA