★ Trojan Prince Hector! ★

Troas, Ilium. Pseudo-autonomous, time of the Antonines, AD 138-192. AE. 2.81 g. 16.43 mm.
Obv: ΙΛΙΕΩΝ. Bust of Athena wearing aegis, right.
Rev: ΕΚΤΩΡ. Helmeted and nude Hector standing, facing, head, left, holding spear (chlamys) and sword.
Ref: RPC 2486; von Fritze, Ilion 33–4, BMC 23, Cop 374.
Very Fine.
Hector, the eldest son of Troy's King Priam and Queen Hecuba, is the first national hero of Anatolia. It is a symbol not only of the city of Ilium, also for all of the people of Anatolia. Homer compares Hector with Ares in terms of his fighting skills. Because Hector's role in the war is quite big and important. He had to lead the armies and inspire trust. The decision, responsibility and obligation are in his responsibility. During the war, he was killed by Achilles outside the walls of the city of Ilium in front of his wife and family.
Athena, on the other hand, has been of great importance to the city of Ilium since its founding and is associated with the city's founding mythology.
His depiction of these two important figures of the city in the Roman Empire must be a sign of Romans respect and devotion to his roots.