★ Unpublished, with Exciting Mythological Scene ★

LACONIA. Gythium. Geta, as Caesar, 197-209. Assarion (Bronze, 23 mm, 4.19 g, 8 h). ΛOΥ CEΠ ΓETAC KAI Draped and cuirassed bust of Geta to right. Rev. ΓΥΘ-ΕΑΤΩΝ The founding myth of Gytheion: Herakles and Apollo fighting for the Delphic tripod. Unpublished in the standard references and extremely important. Nearly very fine.

From a Swedish collection.

This coin refers to the founding myth of Gytheion, according to which, Herakles and Apollo reconciled after their fight over the Oracle Tripod, jointly founded the city. According to Pausanias (3.21.8), the statues of Apollo and Herakles were located in the Agora of Gytheion.