TROAS, Ilium. Faustina Junior. Augusta, AD 147-175. Æ As (25mm, 10.35 g, 5h). Near VF.

Electronic Auction 575
Lot: 292.
Closing Date: Nov 20 2024 10:00 ET

Roman Provincial, Bronze

Estimate: $ 100

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TROAS, Ilium. Faustina Junior. Augusta, AD 147-175. Æ As (25mm, 10.35 g, 5h). Draped bust right / On right, statue of Athena of Ilium left on decorated short column, holding transverse spear and Palladium; to left, cow suspended left from tree, Ilos sacrificing her from behind with knife. Bellinger T167; RPC IV.2 103; von Fritze, Ilion 69. Dark green patina, pitting, scratches, light smoothing. Near VF.

Ilos was the legendary founder of Troy, which he named after his father, Tros. Ilos had followed a cow until it rested, and there built the city after having prayed for a sign that he had chosen the right spot. The sign that Zeus had provided was a statue that was sacred to Athena, the Palladium (Athena Ilias). Ilos built a temple to house the statue, and Troy was safe from foreign enemies as long as the Palladium remained within the city walls (Homer, Iliad 21.231-236; Apollodorus 3.12.2-3)

Closing Date and Time: 20 November 2024 at 11:37:00 ET.

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