Description: Thessaly, Homolion, 4th century BC. Bearded head of Philoktetes to right, wearing conical pilos / ΟΜΟΛΙΕΩΝ; serpent coiled to right; behind head, small bunch of grapes.

Diameter: AE19 mm

Weight: 7,7 g

Grade: gF/F

Attribution: SNG Cop 72

Commentary: dark patina, rough surfaces, decent details

History: Philoktetes was a Greek hero, fighting in the Trojan War, and was also considered one of the lovers of the Herakles and the man who lit Herakles' funeral pyre.

Article Number: 038-07-02-41652