Description
This very small electrum coin shows the Lydian queen Omphale on the obverse. She can be distinguished from Herakles, whose lion-skin she wears, by her earring. Also visible, over her shoulder, is the hero’s club, while beneath her swims a small seal—phôkê in Greek, a punning reference to Phokaia, where the coin was made. The reverse features a much simpler design, a quartered incuse square.
Provenance
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Accession Number
1916.973
Medium
electrum (gold-silver alloy)
Dimensions
Diameter: 0.9 cm (3/8 in.)
Classification
Coins
Credit Line
Gift of J. H. Wade