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78 BC NGC VF Voltelus Roman Republic Hercules Labors Erymanthian Boar Denarius (26041101C)

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  • Very Fine Roman Republic silver denarius coin.
  • Struck by Moneyer M. Volteius at the Rome Mint 78 BC.
  • Crawford 775, S-313, 3.79g, approx. 17mm.
  • Hercules 12 Labors type featuring head of Hercules and the Erymanthian Boar.
  • The fourth labor of Heracles was to bring the Erymanthian boar alive to Eurystheus in Mycenae.
  • Certified by NGC to VF Strike 5/5 Surface 2/5 bankers mark (well blended).
  • Obverse: Head of young Hercules right, clad in lion's skin.
  • Reverse: The Erymanthian boar running right, M VOLTEI M F.
  • The Erymanthian boar was a mythical creature that took the form of a shaggy and wild, tameless boar of vast weight and foaming jaws.