| Roma Numismatics Ltd > E-Sale 118 | Auction date: 8 April 2024 |
| Lot number: 622 Price realized: 85 GBP (Approx. 107 USD / 99 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: Lykia, Choma Æ 16mm. Circa 1st century BC. Laureate head of Zeus to right / Kakasbos, helmeted, riding horse galloping to right, his chlamys floating behind him, brandishing club in raised right hand. SNG von Aulock 4287-8; BMC 1 var. (Zeus to left). 3.89g, 16mm, 12h. Near Very Fine. Extremely Rare mint. Kakasbos, an Anatolian rider-god, was represented on a large number of rock-cut and slab reliefs from northern Lykia and Pisidia. The name Kakasbos is known from numerous inscriptions. The male figure is always shown on horseback, facing frontally with an upraised club. He wears a short tunic (chiton), a travellers cloak (chlamys), and either boots or sandals on his feet. The club associates Kakasbos with the Greek hero Herakles, and on some examples the horseman figure is named Herakles by inscription. Kakasbos should be related to similar divinities known throughout the Graeco-Roman world, such as the Thracian horseman. Another set of horsemen reliefs from Tyriaion, near Balboura, identifies a club-bearing rider-god on his galloping mount as Maseis. Other indigenous rider-god cults known from this region include Mên and Sozon, whose attributes associate them with the moon and sun. Estimate: 50 GBP |  |
