Thessaly, Trikka; head of Trikka/Asklepios seated
Description:
Thessaly, Trikka, early 4th century BC. Head of the nymph Trikka to right, wearing a pendant earring and with her hair in a roll / TPIKKAI-ΩN; Asklepios, draped to the waits, seated right on backless stool, holding staff over his left shoulder and holding small bird in his right hand, feeding it to a snake coiled to left on the right; A below stool.
Diameter:
AE22 mm
Weight:
9,18 g
Grade:
aVF/VF
Attribution:
Rogers 552; SNG Cop 267
Commentary:
rare; dark green patina with some scattered bronze patches, well centered, good details
History:
Trikka was, according to legend, the birthplace of Asklepios and also the place of his earliest sanctuary.
Article Number:
024-08-02-41652