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SYRIA, SILVER TETRADRACHM OF ANTIOCHOS II, Kyme, ca. 250 BC, 16.873g, 11h. SC 505. Very rare. Lightly toned. Perfectly centered and struck. Of splendid Hellenistic style. Insignificant pits, otherwise, extremely fine. Privately acquired from Tradart
First introduced near the end of the reign of Antiochos I, the "weary Herakles" expresses a great melancholy and a moral weariness. The hero faces a wholly different challenge, even more daunting than his previous labors where he had to wrestle external monsters or horrific creatures. Now the monster is mostly within and the ordeal new... It is the apotheosis of successful living - the persistence to labor through life's challenges, whether quotidian ritual or immortal quest, and find one's inner heroism - an inspirational model for citizens of any century.
First introduced near the end of the reign of Antiochos I, the "weary Herakles" expresses a great melancholy and a moral weariness. The hero faces a wholly different challenge, even more daunting than his previous labors where he had to wrestle external monsters or horrific creatures. Now the monster is mostly within and the ordeal new... It is the apotheosis of successful living - the persistence to labor through life's challenges, whether quotidian ritual or immortal quest, and find one's inner heroism - an inspirational model for citizens of any century.