Lydia, Maeonia; Herakles/Omphale
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Description
Lydia, Maeonia, early 1st century AD. Demetrios, magistrate. MAIONΩN; bearded and bare head of Herakles left / ЄΠI ΔHMHTΡIOV; Omphale advancing right, wearing lion skin and holding club over shoulder.
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE19 |
| Weight [g]: | 5,68 |
| Grade: | gF/aVF |
| Attribution: | SNG Cop. 215 |
| Commentary: | brown, green and bronze patina, some roughness |
Historical Context
Omphale was the queen of Lydia and according to various survuving bits of Greek mythology Herakles was her slave for one year with different role-changing going on - i.e. Omphale wearing Herakles' club and lion skin and Herakles doing some women's work.
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