Caria, Mylasa, Eupolemos
Description:
Caria, Mylasa, Eupolemos - Strategos of Kassander (295-280 BC). Three overlapping Macedonian shields / EYΠO-ΛEMOY; sword in sheath, double-axe below.
Diameter:
AE18 mm
Weight:
3,84 g
Grade:
aVF/gF
Attribution:
SNG Cop 1166; SNG Keckmann 221-222
Commentary:
olive patina, some scattered deposits, reverse off-center
History:
Labrys (double-axe) was a symbol of Mylasa and depicts the axe of the Amazon queen Hippolyte, which was killed by Herakles.
Article Number:
020-05-04-41652