Ionia, Erythrai; head of Herakles/head of bull
50,00 €
Description
Ionia, Erythrai, ca 400 BC. Head of bearded Herakles right, wearing lion’s skin / EPY above head and neck of bull right, club to left.
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE9 |
| Weight [g]: | 0,92 |
| Grade: | gF/gF |
| Attribution: | BMC 38-40; SNG Cop 564-565; SNG von Aulock 1946-1947; Sear 4434 |
| Commentary: | rare; dark olive patina, well centered |
Historical Context
Erythrai was a location of the famous Apollonian oracle, presided over by oracular women - Sibyls.
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