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| Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 509 | Auction date: 9 February 2022 |
| Lot number: 358 | |
| Lot description: CILICIA, Syedra. Maximus. Caesar, AD 235/6-238. Æ (30mm, 12.57 g, 7h). Bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / In center; Ares standing facing, head left, wearing helmet and short chiton, hand on hilt of sword, to left; Dike standing facing, head right, holding scepter, to right; Hermes standing facing, head left, holding purse and caduceus. SNG BN 650; RPC VI Online 6968; SNG Levante –. Green patina, light roughness, slight die shift of the obverse portrait. Near VF. Rare – only two in RPC and one in CoinArchives, missing from most major collections. From the MDA Collection. Ares slew Halirrhothius, son of Poseidon, for assaulting Ares' daughter, Alcippe. The site where Ares came before the gods for judgement became the Areopagos (Hill of Ares) in Athens, the location of the Athenian law courts. Ares was absolved of murder. It is unknown why this event had such import for Syedra, but the scene appears frequently on its 3rd century coinage. For further discussion on this topic see: https://www.cointalk.com/threads/the-bound-ares.344093/ Estimate: 150 USD |  |
