Artemide Aste s.r.l.
Auction LIV 7-8 Nov 2020
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Commodus (177-192). AE 19 mm. Nicaea mint, Bithynia. [ ] AVP KO [ ] ANT. Laureate head of Commodus right, seen from behind. / NIKAIЄ-N-OMHPOC. Draped bust of Homer right, wearing taenia and long beard. Cf. RPC IV, 1 online, 6246; cf. SNG von Aulock 571. AE. 2.86 g. 19.00 mm. RRR. Extremely rare, apparently less than ten specimens known. Deep brown patina. F/VF.
Homer was the most important and earliest of the Greek and Roman writers. Greeks and Romans didn't count themselves educated unless they knew his poems. His influence was felt not only on literature but on ethics and morality via lessons from his masterpieces. He is the first source to look for information on Greek myth and religion. Yet, despite his prominence, we have no firm evidence that he ever lived.
Homer was the most important and earliest of the Greek and Roman writers. Greeks and Romans didn't count themselves educated unless they knew his poems. His influence was felt not only on literature but on ethics and morality via lessons from his masterpieces. He is the first source to look for information on Greek myth and religion. Yet, despite his prominence, we have no firm evidence that he ever lived.