Islands off Thrace, Samothrace; Athena/Kybele
125,00 €
Description
Islands off thrace, Samothrace, ca. 280 BC. Pythoc-, magistrate. Head of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet / ΣAMO; Kybele seated left, holding patera in right hand, sceptre in left, ΠYΘOK behind.
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE19 |
| Weight [g]: | 5,34 |
| Grade: | VF/Vf |
| Attribution: | BMC Thrace pg. 215, 2; SNG Cop. 998; Laffaille 293 |
| Commentary: | rare; middle-brown patina with some bronze highlights and some reddish encrustations |
Historical Context
Samothrace is the most rugged of Greek islands.





