Mysia, Pergamon; Asklepios/serpent
Description:
Mysia, Pergamon, 133 - 27 BC. Laureate head of Asklepios right / AΣKΛHΠIOΥ ΣΩTHΡOΣ; snake coiled around omphalos.
Diameter:
AE20 mm
Weight:
8,12 g
Grade:
aVF/aVF
Attribution:
BMC Mysia p. 129, 158
Commentary:
black patina, minor roughness, well centered
History:
Asklepios was the son of Apollo and Coronis and was raised and instructed in the art of medicine by the centaur Chiron (also a teacher of Achilles).
Article Number:
056-03-03-41652