Mysia, Pitane; head of Zeus Ammon/pentagram
Description:
Mysia, Pitane, 4th century BC. Horned head of Zeus Ammon right / ΠΙΤΑ; pentagram, leaf in center.
Diameter:
AE9 mm
Weight:
0,56 g
Grade:
aVF/VF
Attribution:
cf. SNG BN 2350-2 var. (reverse); cf. SNG Kayhan 70 var
Commentary:
rare variant with leaf in center; olive patina, reverse slightly off-center
History:
Zeus Ammon was a syncretic form of deity amalgamating the Greek Zeus with the ram incarnation of Egyptian Amun.
Article Number:
019-01-06-41652