Leather Armour?

[Giannis K. Hoplite]

Can't say with certainty that he isn't,but usually Heracles is shown without a helmet and with a rather big male lion skin,most often worn over his head. This is not universal,but since animal skins are often shown worn by soldiers other than Heracles,since we have no typical characteristic of him,we'd rather sume that he's an anonymous soldier.
Throwing a stone...wasn't Mardonios killed by a Spartan throwing a stone at him?
Khairete
Giannis