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ID:
776810
[UNVERIFIED]
Type:
Greek
Region:
BOEOTIA
City:
Thebes
Date Ruled:
Circa 395 BC
Metal:
Silver
Denomination:
EL Hemidrachm
Struck / Cast:
struck
Date Struck:
BC Circa 395
Diameter:
12 mm
Weight:
3.02 g
Die Axis:
12 h
Obverse Description:
Bearded head of Dionysos right, wearing ivy wreath
Reverse Legend:
Θ/Σ
Reverse Description:
The infant Herakles seated facing, strangling two serpents; all in incuse square
Primary Reference:
BCD Boiotia 470
Reference2:
SNG Cop 302
Reference3:
Weber 3265 (same dies)
Photograph Credit:
Classical Numismatic Group
Source:
http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=102388
Grade:
Good VF, typical short flan
Notes:
Very rare. Ex BCD Collection (not in Triton sale); Virgil M. Brand Collection (Part 3, Sotheby's, 9 June 1983), lot 75.These coins were probably struck with Persian gold (see Head, Boeotia p. 41). This is a rare opportunity for the advanced collector to acquire one of the two denominations of the only issue from Thebes (and the whole of Boiotia) in precious metal.Herakles was the son of Zeus and Alkmene. This union and the child it produced enraged Zeus’ wife, Hera, who tried to kill Herakles. Shortly after his birth, she sent two serpents one night to strangle the infant as he lay sleeping in his crib. The following morning, the nurse discovered Herakles playing with their lifeless bodies: during the night he had strangled one in each hand. This early example of his renowned strength earned him the name Herakliskos Drkonopnigon, or “the serpent-slaying infant Herakles.”
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