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ID:
77000479
[UNVERIFIED]
Type:
Roman Provincial
Region:
TROAS
City:
Ilium
Issuer:
Marcus Aurelius
Date Ruled:
AD 161-180
Metal:
Bronze
Denomination:
AE 35 Sestertius
Struck / Cast:
struck
Diameter:
35 mm
Weight:
22.12 g
Die Axis:
1 h
Obverse Legend:
AVT KAI MA AVPHΛ ANΤΩNEINOC A
Obverse Description:
Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right
Reverse Legend:
IΛΙΕΩΝ
Reverse Description:
Ganymede, wearing chlamys and Phrygian cap, seated right on rock outcropping set on ground line, leaning back on right hand and extending left hand to large eagle standing left; behind eagle, low column surmounted by statue of Athena Ilios standing left
Primary Reference:
Bellinger T149
Reference2:
Von Fritze, MÜnzen 61
Reference3:
SNG VA 7612 (same dies)
Reference4:
cf. SNG Cop 411
Photograph Credit:
Classical Numismatic Group
Source:
http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=114902
Grade:
VF, blue-black patina, light roughness on obverse
Notes:
Sale: Triton XI, Lot: 479 Extremely rare and struck with dies of fine style. From the J.S. Wagner Collection.Ganymede was the son of Tros, founder of Troy. A youth of great beauty, he was abducted by Zeus while the young man was tending his flocks on Mt. Ida. Carried to Olympus either by an eagle, or Zeus himself in aquiline form, Ganymede served as the god’s cupbearer in place of Hebe, as well as his eromenos. This arrangement angered Hera to such a degree that she would abandon the Trojans in their war against the Greeks. To recompense Tros for the loss of his son, Zeus provided him with a pair of horses so swift, they could cross over water, and which were the ancestors of the horses for which the Trojans were renowned.
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