Hecte: Head of Omphale (obverse); Incuse Square (reverse)
https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.973
This very small electrum coin shows the Lydian queen Omphale on the obverse. She can be distinguished from Herakles, whose lion-skin she wears, by her earring. Also visible, over her shoulder, is the hero’s club, while beneath her swims a small seal—phôkê in Greek, a punning r...
Artifact
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97346
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1916.973
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Terms
Culture
Greek, minted at Phokaia (Ionia)
Technique
electrum (gold-silver alloy)
Medium
electrum (gold-silver alloy)
Genre
Coins
Department
Greek and Roman Art
Relations
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