Description: Mysia, Pitane, 4th century BC. Head of Zeus Ammon right / ΠITAN around in angles of pentagram.

Diameter: AE12 mm

Weight: 1,5 g

Grade: aVF/gF

Attribution: SNG France 2350 ff

Commentary: bronze surfaces, some pitting, reverse slightly off-center

History: Pentagram was a potent symbol with various meanings: fivefold division of human body, five constituent elements of man (fire, water, air, earth, psyche) and many others.

Article Number: 037-04-09-41652