Silver Hemidrachm, Thespiae - Boeotia
Title
Silver Hemidrachm, Thespiae - Boeotia
Subject
Coinage--Greece
Description
Obv. Boeotian shield
Rev. volute krater; on either side [Β]Ο/Ι[Ω] (=BOIO)
Weight: 2.5g
Diameter: 12.9mm
Thespiae was founded sometime in the Archaic Period before 750 BCE. Its founding is associated with the nymph Thespia as in Pausanias, or with the legendary King Thespius, son of the Athenian king Erechtheus. One of Heracles’ labors took him to Thespiae, where he killed the lion of Cithaeron which was ravaging the lands of King Thespius and King Ampitryon of Thebes. Located at the foot of Mt. Helicon, Thespiae was an important site of worship for the Muses as well as Eros, holding the festivals Museia and Erotidia accordingly.
Rev. volute krater; on either side [Β]Ο/Ι[Ω] (=BOIO)
Weight: 2.5g
Diameter: 12.9mm
Thespiae was founded sometime in the Archaic Period before 750 BCE. Its founding is associated with the nymph Thespia as in Pausanias, or with the legendary King Thespius, son of the Athenian king Erechtheus. One of Heracles’ labors took him to Thespiae, where he killed the lion of Cithaeron which was ravaging the lands of King Thespius and King Ampitryon of Thebes. Located at the foot of Mt. Helicon, Thespiae was an important site of worship for the Muses as well as Eros, holding the festivals Museia and Erotidia accordingly.
Date
387-374 BCE
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