Aeolis, Larissa Phrikonis; horned head/head of bull
Description:
Aeolis, Larissa Phrikonis, 4th century BC. Horned female head facing slightly right, wearing necklace / ΛA; head and neck of bull right.
Diameter:
AE10 mm
Weight:
1,18 g
Grade:
aVF/aVF
Attribution:
Weber 5563
Commentary:
rare; dark patina, reverse slightly off-center
History:
The depicted female is probably Io, who was turned by Zeus into the heifer and seduced; she refered to herself as "the horned virgin".
Article Number:
037-01-08-41652