Thessaly, Larissa; head of Larissa/head of Asklepios
130,00 €
Description
Thessaly, Larissa, 400 – 344 BC. Head of nymph Larissa left / ΛAPI; laureate and bearded head of Asklepios right, serpent before.
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE15 |
| Weight [g]: | 4,44 |
| Grade: | VF/gF |
| Attribution: | Rogers 305; SNG Cop 146 |
| Commentary: | rare; bronze-brown patina, some reddish patches, good details |
Historical Context
The famous Hippocratic Oath, sworn by medical doctors for two thousand years, begins with an invocation to Apollo the physician, Asclepius, Hygieia, Panacea and "the other gods and goddesses".
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