Mysia, Pergamon; Asklepios/serpent
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Description
Mysia, Pergamon, 133 – 27 BC. Laureate head of Asklepios right / AΣKΛHÎ IOÎ¥ ΣΩTHΡOΣ; snake coiled around omphalos.
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE20 |
| Weight [g]: | 8,12 |
| Grade: | aVF/aVF |
| Attribution: | BMC Mysia p. 129, 158 |
| Commentary: | black patina, minor roughness, well centered |
Historical Context
Asklepios was the son of Apollo and Coronis and was raised and instructed in the art of medicine by the centaur Chiron (also a teacher of Achilles).
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