Ancient Coins GREEK SILVER Argos- Rev. Diomedes carrying Palladion from Troy

Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Argos- Rev. Diomedes carrying Palladion from Troy

Argos- Rev. Diomedes carrying Palladion from Troy

AR Drachm, 5.55g. 20mm. c.370-350 B.C. Head of Hera l. wearing stephane ornamented with palmettes and a single pendant earring. Rv. Diomedes walking r. holding dagger in r. hand and the Palladion of Troy in l. hand; swan with spread wings below; a couple minor scratches to r. of Palladion in field. BCD 1060(dies). BMC 46(rev. die). Some distortion of Hera's profile from irregular strike. Ex: BCD collection. Toned and very rare.

Diomedes was the great Argive hero whose exploits in the Trojan War are recounted in Book V of the Illiad, including his wounding of Aeneas by hurling a large rock at him. Aeneas only survived through the intercession of Aphrodite and Apollo.

In the post Homeric sagas, Diomedes and Odysseus raid Troy and carry off the sacred Palladion. There are several versions of the theft of the Palladion from Troy including Vergil who relates that Aeneas brought it with him to Rome after fleeing Troy.
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