Bruun Rasmussen
Auction 920 30 Apr 2024
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Ancient coins
Greece
Egypt and Northern Africa
Kyrenaica, Kyrene, Hemidrachm, c. 500-480 BC, Müller 28, SNG Cop.1169, Rosen 763, Buttrey, Coins, Period I, Group 2, 83, cf. Triton XXII, lot 431 1.72 g - rare, well-struck and with a fine old toning
On the other side of the profile of the syncretic Greek/Egyptian god, Zeus-Ammon is seen the fruit of the now extinct Silphio (Silphium) plant. Legend said that this fruit was a gift from Apollo himself and the Romans considered it worth its weight in gold. Among other qualities it was considered to be a potent aphrodisiac, and turned upside down the fruit is clearly recognized as a prototype of the heart as we know it.
VF
Ex. Apollo to Apollo collection; ex. CGF Auction 59 (2013), lot 139; ex. Thierry de Cracker; ex. Michel Becuwe (1975)
Greece
Egypt and Northern Africa
Kyrenaica, Kyrene, Hemidrachm, c. 500-480 BC, Müller 28, SNG Cop.1169, Rosen 763, Buttrey, Coins, Period I, Group 2, 83, cf. Triton XXII, lot 431 1.72 g - rare, well-struck and with a fine old toning
On the other side of the profile of the syncretic Greek/Egyptian god, Zeus-Ammon is seen the fruit of the now extinct Silphio (Silphium) plant. Legend said that this fruit was a gift from Apollo himself and the Romans considered it worth its weight in gold. Among other qualities it was considered to be a potent aphrodisiac, and turned upside down the fruit is clearly recognized as a prototype of the heart as we know it.
VF
Ex. Apollo to Apollo collection; ex. CGF Auction 59 (2013), lot 139; ex. Thierry de Cracker; ex. Michel Becuwe (1975)