Zeus Numismatics

Web Auction 24  –  24 April 2022

Zeus Numismatics, Web Auction 24

Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Crusaders, Medieval, Armenian and Islamic Coins, Ant...

Su, 24.04.2022, from 6:00 PM CEST
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Description

★ Extremely RARE! ★

IONIA, Ephesos. Symmachy coinage. Circa 405/4 BC. AR Tridrachm . The Herakliskos Drakonopnigon: the Infant Herakles crouching right, strangling a serpent coiled around each arm; Σ-Y-[N] around / Bee with straight wings; E-Φ flanking head, [Π]-E across field below. Extremely RARE! rare. Note: 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 Drakonopnigon, or “the serpent-slaying infant Herakles.” Condition: Very Fine

Weight: 11,41 gr Diameter: 20,2 mm

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