Islands off Thrace, Samothrace; Athena/Kybele
Description:
Islands off thrace, Samothrace, ca. 280 BC. Pythoc-, magistrate. Head of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet / ΣAMO; Kybele seated left, holding patera in right hand, sceptre in left, ΠYΘOK behind.
Diameter:
AE19 mm
Weight:
5,34 g
Grade:
VF/Vf
Attribution:
BMC Thrace pg. 215, 2; SNG Cop. 998; Laffaille 293
Commentary:
rare; middle-brown patina with some bronze highlights and some reddish encrustations
History:
Samothrace is the most rugged of Greek islands.
Article Number:
053-03-01-44408