Stater of Philippi
Coin (Stater)
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This coin is a stater of Philippi. A stater is an ancient coin, which was used in some regions of Greece. Philippi was a city in eastern Macedonia and was established by King Philip II.
The depicted Heracles (Roman name Hercules) is one of the most important heroes in Greek mythology and represents the characteristics of masculinity, strength, courage and sexual prowess. He was the son of Jupiter and Alcmena, a Theban princess. He is regarded as the embodiment of physical strength and courage.
His two main attributes are the club and the lion's skin, which he won at his first labour. He had to undertake 12 labours as a penance for slaying his own children in an act of madness.
The depicted Heracles (Roman name Hercules) is one of the most important heroes in Greek mythology and represents the characteristics of masculinity, strength, courage and sexual prowess. He was the son of Jupiter and Alcmena, a Theban princess. He is regarded as the embodiment of physical strength and courage.
His two main attributes are the club and the lion's skin, which he won at his first labour. He had to undertake 12 labours as a penance for slaying his own children in an act of madness.
Object details
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| Title | Stater of Philippi (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Gold |
| Brief description | Coin, gold, stater of Philippi, goldHercules and lion's skin, Greek |
| Physical description | Obverse: Head of young Heracles, wearing the lion's skin. Reverse: Greek Inscription. Tripod-leves; a lion's head. |
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| Object history | From the Salting bequest. |
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| Summary | This coin is a stater of Philippi. A stater is an ancient coin, which was used in some regions of Greece. Philippi was a city in eastern Macedonia and was established by King Philip II. The depicted Heracles (Roman name Hercules) is one of the most important heroes in Greek mythology and represents the characteristics of masculinity, strength, courage and sexual prowess. He was the son of Jupiter and Alcmena, a Theban princess. He is regarded as the embodiment of physical strength and courage. His two main attributes are the club and the lion's skin, which he won at his first labour. He had to undertake 12 labours as a penance for slaying his own children in an act of madness. |
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| Accession number | A.617-1910 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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