Erymanthian Boar, 193-211 A.D.
Erymanthian Boar, 193-211 A.D.

Bronze medallion of Septimius Severus, Perinthus in Thrace, undated, 193-211 A.D.
 
AV K Λ CЄΠTI CЄVHPOC [PЄ]; Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Septimius Severus r.
ΦIΛAΔЄΛΦЄIA ΠЄPINΘIΩN NЄΩKOPΩN; Hercules, wearing lion skin, standing r., holding Erymanthian Boar on his l. shoulder with both hands, displaying it to Eurystheus, who stands l. in a pothos at Hercules’ feet, arms raised in terror.
 
Voegtli type 3b; Schönert-Geiss Perinthos 521.2 = Stoll Herakles 28; Varbanov 3852
 
Picture credit: Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. (Triton XI), 8.1.2008, lot 439

Back