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Drachm of Alexandria, Egypt, under Antoninus Pius, with The Judgement of Paris
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Obverse: Bare head of Antoninus Pius, bearded to right.
Reverse: The Judgement of Paris: on the right, the three goddesses stand on a platform representing a rock on Mount Ida in the Troad: Aphrodite is looking left at Eros flying towards her (barely visible on this specimen) and opening her drapery, Hera is veiled and holds a scepter in her right hand, and Athena is helmeted and leans on her shield; below, left, Hermes, lifting his arm towards the goddesses, explaining the rules to Paris standing in front of him; to right the grazing herd of Paris.
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics
[Münzen und Medaillen AG XIII (17 June 1954) lot 948].Walter Niggeler Collection Baden Switzerland by 1964l sold; through [Bank Leu/Münzen und Medaillen 21 October 1966 Part 2 lot 729]. Gilbert Steinberg Collection New York (by 1994) through [Numismatica Ars Classica/Spink Taisei Numismatics Zürich 16 November 1994 lot 841]. Giovanni Maria Staffieri Collection Lugano Switzerland (by 2018) through: [Purchased through Herbert Kreindler from; Triton XXI 9 January 2018 lot 161].
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum J.P. Engelcke Coin Purchase Fund
Title: Drachm of Alexandria, Egypt, under Antoninus Pius, with The Judgement of Paris
Description:
Obverse: Bare head of Antoninus Pius, bearded to right.
Reverse: The Judgement of Paris: on the right, the three goddesses stand on a platform representing a rock on Mount Ida in the Troad: Aphrodite is looking left at Eros flying towards her (barely visible on this specimen) and opening her drapery, Hera is veiled and holds a scepter in her right hand, and Athena is helmeted and leans on her shield; below, left, Hermes, lifting his arm towards the goddesses, explaining the rules to Paris standing in front of him; to right the grazing herd of Paris.
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