PB Tessera. Celtiberian Coins. F. PEDIANS series. 1st-2nd century BC. Herakles, clad in a lion skin and wielding a club, emerges from the mouth of the underworld, with Cerberus chained at his side; Π or P to the right. Two nude male figures are situated within a space resembling a cave, crowned by a star at the top. One of them holds a torch, while both manipulate amphorae, with which they appear to be collecting and pouring liquids into a cauldron on the ground.. 44 mm. Very rare. Herakles had to perform twelve labors at the behest of King Eurystheus, who imposed them as punishment and so that he could prove his courage and atone for having killed his wife and children in a moment of madness. The final task was to capture Cerberus, the ferocious three-headed dog that guarded the entrance to the underworld. Hercules managed to subdue him using only his strength and courage, and brought him before Eurystheus, thus demonstrating that he had also overcome this last and perilous challenge.. VF. Choice VF. CCP. 2. Pb. 90,97.

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F. PEDIANS series. PB Tessera. 1st-2nd century BC. (CCP-2). Anv.: Herakles, clad in a lion skin and wielding a club, emerges from the mouth of the underworld, with Cerberus chained at his side; Π or P to the right. Rev.: Two nude male figures are situated within a space resembling a cave, crowned by a star at the top. One of them holds a torch, while both manipulate amphorae, with which they appear to be collecting and pouring liquids into a cauldron on the ground.. Pb. 90,97 g. 44 mm. Very rare.

Herakles had to perform twelve labors at the behest of King Eurystheus, who imposed them as punishment and so that he could prove his courage and atone for having killed his wife and children in a moment of madness.
The final task was to capture Cerberus, the ferocious three-headed dog that guarded the entrance to the underworld. Hercules managed to subdue him using only his strength and courage, and brought him before Eurystheus, thus demonstrating that he had also overcome this last and perilous challenge.. VF/Choice VF. Est...400,00.

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Lot 638 | Celtiberian Coins

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