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MYSIA. Cyzicus. Ca. 5th-4th centuries BC. EL sixth stater or hecte (9mm, 2.68 gm). NGC AU 5/5 - 4/5. Head of Attis right, wearing Phrygian cap; below, tunny right (off flan). / Quadripartite incuse square. Von Fritze I 142. Extremely rare. Excellent strike well centered, a touch of toning around the devices.
Attis was originally a Phrygian god of Pessinos, but came to be associated in Greek mythology as the consort of the goddess Cybele. According to Pausanias, Attis had godlike beauty and was betrothed to the king of Pessinos' daughter. During the wedding ceremony, a jealous Cybele appeared which caused Attis to go mad, wherein he cut off his own genitals, prefiguring the devotees of Cybele, the korybantes.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 1500-2500 USD
MYSIA. Cyzicus. Ca. 5th-4th centuries BC. EL sixth stater or hecte (9mm, 2.68 gm). NGC AU 5/5 - 4/5. Head of Attis right, wearing Phrygian cap; below, tunny right (off flan). / Quadripartite incuse square. Von Fritze I 142. Extremely rare. Excellent strike well centered, a touch of toning around the devices.
Attis was originally a Phrygian god of Pessinos, but came to be associated in Greek mythology as the consort of the goddess Cybele. According to Pausanias, Attis had godlike beauty and was betrothed to the king of Pessinos' daughter. During the wedding ceremony, a jealous Cybele appeared which caused Attis to go mad, wherein he cut off his own genitals, prefiguring the devotees of Cybele, the korybantes.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 1500-2500 USD