Thrace, Maroneia; Herakles/horse
70,00 €
Description
Thrace, Maroneia, 146 BC – 1st century AD. Head of Herakles right with club behind over his shoulder / MAPΩ-NITΩN; bridled horse galloping right, monogram above.
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE19 |
| Weight [g]: | 6,80 |
| Grade: | aVF/VF |
| Attribution: | SNG Cop 634 var (monogram); BMC Thrace, p. 131, 87 var (same) |
| Commentary: | very rare; dark green glossy patina, good centering, good details |
Historical Context
Hipparchia of Maroneia moved with her family to Athens where she became a wife of famous Cynic philosopher Crates, living with him in poverty on the street of Athens; she had been philosopher herself and the only woman mentioned in Diogenes Laërtius' "Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers".
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