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)
British Museum
9.54g
⌀22.0
12↕
British Museum
2.29g
⌀14.0
12↕
British Museum
9.60g
⌀20.0
12↕
British Museum
9.59g
⌀21.0
12↕
British Museum
8.00g
⌀21.0
12↕
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: 2026-11-02). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA