Description: Mysia, Pitane, 4th - 3rd century BC. Head of Zeus-Ammon right / Π-I-T-A; pentagram with spear head (or seed of grain) in the centre.

Diameter: AE16 mm

Weight: 3,24 g

Grade: gF/aVF

Attribution: SNG France 2347-8; SNG Cop 530-531

Commentary: scarcer larger type; dark patina, well centered

History: Pentagram was a potent symbol with various meanings: fivefold division of human body, five constituent elements of man (fire, water, air, earth, psyche) and many others.

Article Number: 010-06-04-41652