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| Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 610 | Auction date: 3 June 2026 |
| Lot number: 572 Price realized: 425 USD (Approx. 365 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: THRACE, Hadrianopolis. Caracalla. AD 198-217. Æ Tetrassarion (27mm, 14.59 g, 7h). Laureate head right / Ganymede standing right, wearing Phrygian cap and holding pedum over shoulder, to right; eagle standing left on low column. Jurukova, Hadrianopolis 314 (V164/R305); Varbanov 3522. Dark brown patina with earthen highlights. Near VF. Rare. From the Dr. Mark Staal Collection. Ex Roma E-Sale 52 (10 January 2019), lot 548; Künker 288 (13 March 2017), lot 706. Ganymede was the son of Tros, 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 recompense Tros for the loss of his son, Zeus provided him with a pair of horses so swift, they could cross over water, and which were the ancestors of the horses for which the Trojans were renowned. Estimate: 200 USD |  |
