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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;hotwheelsearl, post: 7349855, member: 75143&quot;]Another from my batch of provincials.</p><p><br /></p><p>This Gordian III from Odessos has a really nice representation of the Hercules of the &quot;Boarium&quot; type. </p><p><br /></p><p>Hercules shows up all the time on reverses, but only a few times are the sculptural type readily identifiable in extant statues.</p><p><br /></p><p>This one features Hercules leaning on his club, held out at an angle, with the Nemean lion skin draped over his left arm.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1281950[/ATTACH] </p><p>Gordian III AE18x16</p><p>3.3g</p><p>AVTMANTΩNI ΓOΡΔIANOCAYΓ. Bare head right (plus some lip injections)</p><p>OΔHC CEITΩN. Boarium Hercules standing, leaning on club with Nemean lionskin draped on left arm.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The Boarium type is in an identical pose.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1281951[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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