Thessaly, Pelinna; Mantho/horseman
65,00 €
Description
Thessaly, Pelinna, 3rd century BC. Veiled head of Sibyl Mantho right / ΠΕΛΙΝΝΑΙΟΩΝ; elmeted Thessalian rider charging right with couched lance.
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE17 |
| Weight [g]: | 5,64 |
| Grade: | aVF/aVF |
| Attribution: | BCD Thessaly 534.2; Rogers 142, 432; Moustaka 127, 136 |
| Commentary: | dark olive-green patina, some brown spots, good details |
Historical Context
Mantho was a daughter of Teiresias, famous blind prophet of Thebes, turned into woman by Hera.
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