Aeolis, Larissa Phrikonis; horned head/head of bull
Description:
Aeolis, Larissa Phrikonis, 4th century BC. Horned female head facing slightly right, wearing necklace / ΛA; head and neck of bull right.
Diameter:
AE11 mm
Weight:
0,92 g
Grade:
gF/aVF
Attribution:
Weber 5563
Commentary:
rare; olive and green patina, minor roughness, well centered
History:
The depicted female is probably Io, who was turned by Zeus into the heifer and seduced; she refered to herself as "the horned virgin".
Article Number:
037-02-05-41652