TROAS, Ilium. temp. Severan Era. circa AD 193-235. Æ Quadrans (15mm, 1.93 g, 6h). VF.

Electronic Auction 571 – Session 1
Lot: 443.
Closing Date: Sep 25 2024 10:00 ET

Roman Provincial, Bronze

Estimate: $ 200

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TROAS, Ilium. temp. Severan Era. circa AD 193-235. Æ Quadrans (15mm, 1.93 g, 6h). Helmeted bust of Athena right, wearing aegis / Zeus, in the form of an eagle, facing, head right, spreading his wings, abducting nude Ganymede wearing Phrygian cap, running right with hands raised. Bellinger T211. Dark green-brown patina, light roughness, earthen highlights. VF. Very rare.

Ganymede was the son of Tros, the 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. To compensate Tros for the loss of his son, Zeus provided him with a pair of horses so swift that they could cross over water, and were the ancestors of the horses for which the Trojans were renowned.

Closing Date and Time: 25 September 2024 at 12:27:20 ET.

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