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Puzzle ID:    01-11/2017 'Punchy'

The Problem:
The two photographs below show the base of a Roman bronze statuette, now on sale at a London antiquities dealer, with a punched inscription of which the last two words can be read as Ἡρακλεῖ εὐχήν (εὐχήν written around the base only visible in the second photograph).

Question:
Can anyone help with identifying the text before Ἡρακλεῖ εὐχήν?

Comment: 
If you think you can read the text, or have a useful suggestion, please comment via our Puzzle-Blog!
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