ATTICA, Athens. temp. Gallienus. AD 253-268. Æ (21mm, 6.22 g, 6h). Near VF.

Electronic Auction 571 – Session 1
Lot: 430.
Closing Date: Sep 25 2024 10:00 ET

Roman Provincial, Bronze

Estimate: $ 200

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ATTICA, Athens. temp. Gallienus. AD 253-268. Æ (21mm, 6.22 g, 6h). Draped bust of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet / Theseus standing right, raising the rock at Troezen; sword and sandles of Aegeus between his feet. Kroll 371 var. (sword and sandles not visible); RPC X Online 59867 var. (same); Svoronos, Monnaies pl. 95, 35 (same obv. die, rev. die unlisted); BMC –. Dark green-brown patina, light roughness. Near VF. None of the coins plated in Svoronos show the sword and sandles, nor does the one specimen in Kroll. Only the Kroll plate coin recorded in RPC. Very rare.

Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 239 (25 August 2010), lot 291.

The great Athenian hero Theseus had two fathers as his mother; Aethra of Troezen, was doubly impregnated by Aegeus, husband of Aethra and king of Athens, and Poseidon, god of the sea. Aegeus left Aethra in Troezen to raise Theseus, but before departing for Athens the king placed his sword and sandals beneath an enormous stone. Upon reaching maturity, Theseus was to attempt to roll away the stone and, if successful, would become heir to his father. The half-divine Theseus easily accomplished this task and began his adventurous journey to Athens.

Closing Date and Time: 25 September 2024 at 12:23:00 ET.

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