Troas, Gergis; head of Sibyl/Sphinx
Description:
Troas, Gergis, 350 - 300 BC. Head of Sibyl Herophile facing slightly right, wearing laurel wreath and pendant necklace / ΓEP; Sphinx seated right.
Diameter:
AE12 mm
Weight:
1,48 g
Grade:
aVF/VF
Attribution:
SNG Cop 338; SNG München 200
Commentary:
dark olive patina, some deposits, great sphinx
History:
Gergis was populated by the tribe of Gergiths and became strongly hellenized from the 4th century BC onwards.
Article Number:
035-04-05-41652