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LYDIA, Thyateira. Commodus. AD 177-192. Æ Medallion (42mm, 31.54 g, 6h). Laureate bust of Commodus right; c/m: at edge with oval incuse / Hephaestus seated left on wreathed cippus, putting finishing touches with hammer on a new Corinthian helmet set for Achlles, while Athena, standing left, holding spear and shield, touches top of column. BMC Lydia 82; for c/m: Howgego 93. Good, rough brown surfaces. Rare mythological type.
From the Ken Bressett Collection. Purchased from John Aiello in 2000 for @ $75.
As related by Homer (Iliad 18), Achilles' armor was lost when, he allowed his companion Patroclus to wear it while he spurred the Greeks into a battle on the plains below Troy. Overconfident, Patroclus met Hector in single combat. Mistaking Patroclus for Achilles, the Trojan hero Hector brutally killed him and dragged off Patroclus' still-armored corpse as a war prize. Achilles' mother, the sea nymph Thetis, persuaded the god Hephaestus to construct a new set of armor, among which a highly decorated shield was included.
From the Ken Bressett Collection. Purchased from John Aiello in 2000 for @ $75.
As related by Homer (Iliad 18), Achilles' armor was lost when, he allowed his companion Patroclus to wear it while he spurred the Greeks into a battle on the plains below Troy. Overconfident, Patroclus met Hector in single combat. Mistaking Patroclus for Achilles, the Trojan hero Hector brutally killed him and dragged off Patroclus' still-armored corpse as a war prize. Achilles' mother, the sea nymph Thetis, persuaded the god Hephaestus to construct a new set of armor, among which a highly decorated shield was included.