Aeolis, Larissa Phrikonis; river-god/Apollo
Description:
Aeolis, Larissa Phrikonis, 4th century BC. Horned female river-god facing slightly right / Λ-Α; laureate head of Apollo right.
Diameter:
AE10 mm
Weight:
1,04 g
Grade:
aVF/aVF
Attribution:
SNG München 565; SNG Cop 212
Commentary:
rare; dark patina, reverse slightly off-center
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:
043-11-06-41652