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Cilicia, uncertain mint AR Obol. 4th century BC. Female head (Arethousa?) facing slightly to left / Facing head of Bes. SNG BnF 486; SNG Levante 233; SNG BnF 486; Göktürk 44. 0.40g, 8mm, 7h.
Near Very Fine.
From a private Scandinavian collection.
The reverse of this coin depicts the god Bes, an ancient household god predating dynastic Egypt who was worshipped throughout the region of the Levant. The stocky and robust Bes was usually depicted frontally, as on this coin, and was regarded as the protector of homes, and in particular of mothers and children, the defender of everything good and the enemy of all that is bad.
Near Very Fine.
From a private Scandinavian collection.
The reverse of this coin depicts the god Bes, an ancient household god predating dynastic Egypt who was worshipped throughout the region of the Levant. The stocky and robust Bes was usually depicted frontally, as on this coin, and was regarded as the protector of homes, and in particular of mothers and children, the defender of everything good and the enemy of all that is bad.