Aeolis, Larissa Phrikonis; horned head/head of bull
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Description
Aeolis, Larissa Phrikonis, 4th century BC. Horned female head facing slightly right, wearing necklace / ΛA; head and neck of bull right.
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE10 |
| Weight [g]: | 1,18 |
| Grade: | aVF/aVF |
| Attribution: | Weber 5563 |
| Commentary: | rare; dark patina, reverse slightly off-center |
Historical Context
The depicted female is probably Io, who was turned by Zeus into the heifer and seduced; she refered to herself as "the horned virgin".
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