Catalog
Medal - Contorniates - Omphale
| Location | Western Roman Empire (Rome) |
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| Year | 450-500 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Left-facing draped bust of Omphale, Queen of Lydia, wearing the lion-skin headdress of the Nemean Lion over her elaborate curled hair, depicted in high relief within a raised border. Her left hand is raised and holds what appears to be the club of Hercules, the attributes of the hero she is shown possessing. |
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| Reverse description | Dynamic mythological scene in relief depicting Hercules subduing the centaur Nessus. The nude, muscular figure of Hercules is shown dominating the centaur, pressing him down with his knee while grasping the centaur's hair with one hand and raising his club overhead with the other. A branch or arrow is visible in the left field, and the composition fills the entire recessed die field. |
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