Caria, Iasos; Apollo/Hermias with dolphin
95,00 €
Description
Caria, Iasos, 2nd – 1st century BC. Laureate head of Apollo right / Hermias swimming with dolphin right, magistrate’s name below.
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | BI31 |
| Weight [g]: | 3,46 |
| Grade: | gF/gF |
| Attribution: | SB 1966 |
| Commentary: | rare; dark olive patina, some roughness |
Historical Context
Hermias was a child and a hero of probably not entirely fictional myth about a dolphin rescuing the boy and dying therafter on the beach.
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