Moesia Kallatis AR Hemidrachm Herakles Club Bow 3rd-2nd Century BC

Ancient Greek. Moesia, Kallatis, 3rd-2nd centuries BC.

AR Hemidrachm.

Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress.

Rev: ΚΑΛΛΑ downwards between club and bow in gorytos.

Weight: 3.2 g

Diameter: 14.85 mm

Condition: Please refer to photos for full condition.

A very rare silver hemidrachm from Kallatis on the western Black Sea coast. The obverse features Herakles in his lion skin headdress, while the reverse displays the city ethnic with the club and bow in gorytos, symbols closely associated with Herakles.