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| Athens, Attica, Greece, 3rd Century B.C., Eleusian Coinage |   | Triptoleumus was a demi-god of the Eleusinian mysteries who presided over the sowing of grain-seed and the milling of wheat. His name means He who Pounds the Husks. In myth, Triptolemos was one of the Eleusinian princes who kindly received Demeter when she came mourning the loss of her daughter Persephone. The young goddess was eventually returned to her from the Underworld, and Demeter in her munificence, instructed Triptolemos in the art of agriculture, and gave him a winged chariot drawn by serpents so that he might travel the world spreading her gift. |
| 35141. Bronze AE 14, Kroll 51 and 55, F/VF, weight 2.962 g, maximum diameter 14.3 mm, die axis 315o, Athens mint, obverse Triptolemus seated in chariot left; reverse ELEUSI, pig right, torch below, all within wheat wreath; $120.00 (€83.40) |
| BKBSAHC. Athens, its history and coinage before the Persian invasion by Charles T. Seltman, Cambridge, 1924; 248 pages, 24 plates; new reprint with cloth hardback covers, hardback at the paperback price; $85.00 (€59.08) |
| Athens, Greece, Ancient Counterfeit, c. 449 - 413 B.C. |  |
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| GS38368. Fouree silver plated tetradrachm, cf. SNG Cop 31 ff., SGCV I 2526 (official, Athens mint, 449 - 413 B.C.), gVF, reverse test cut, weight 14.866 g, maximum diameter 24.1 mm, die axis 270o, obverse head of Athena right, almond shaped eye, crested helmet with olive leaves and floral scroll, wire necklace, round earring, hair in parallel curves; reverse AQE right, owl standing right, head facing, erect in posture, olive sprig and crescent left, all within incuse square; $400.00 (€278.00) |
| Athens, Greece, Old Style Tetradrachm, 449 - 413 B.C. |  | The old-style tetradrachm of Athens is famous for its almond shaped eye, archaic smile and charming owl reverse. Around 480 B.C. a wreath of olive leaves and a decorative scroll were added to Athena's helmet. On the reverse a crescent moon was added.
During the period 449 - 413 B.C. huge quantities of tetradrachms were minted to finance grandiose building projects such as the Parthenon and to cover the costs of the Peloponnesian War. |
| 24679. Silver tetradrachm, SNG Cop 31 ff., SGCV I 2526, gVF, weight 17.070 g, maximum diameter 26.1 mm, die axis 270o, Athens mint, obverse head of Athena right, almond shaped eye, crested helmet with olive leaves and floral scroll, wire necklace, round earring, hair in parallel curves; reverse AQE right, owl standing right, head facing, erect in posture, olive sprig and crescent left, all within incuse square; obverse "X" graffiti, reverse test cut; $380.00 (€264.10) |
| Athens, Greece, Old Style Tetradrachm, 449 - 413 B.C. |  | The old-style tetradrachm of Athens is famous for its almond shaped eye, archaic smile and charming owl reverse. Around 480 B.C. a wreath of olive leaves and a decorative scroll were added to Athena's helmet. On the reverse a crescent moon was added.
During the period 449 - 413 B.C. huge quantities of tetradrachms were minted to finance grandiose building projects such as the Parthenon and to cover the costs of the Peloponnesian War. |
| 24685. Silver tetradrachm, SNG Cop 31 ff., SGCV I 2526, aEF, test cut, flat area, weight 16.922 g, maximum diameter 26.4 mm, die axis 270o, Athens mint, obverse head of Athena right, almond shaped eye, crested helmet with olive leaves and floral scroll, wire necklace, round earring, hair in parallel curves; reverse AQE right, owl standing right, head facing, erect in posture, olive sprig and crescent left, all within incuse square; $350.00 (€243.25) |
| Athens, Greece, Old Style Tetradrachm, 449 - 413 B.C. |  | The old-style tetradrachm of Athens is famous for its almond shaped eye, archaic smile and charming owl reverse. Around 480 B.C. a wreath of olive leaves and a decorative scroll were added to Athena's helmet. On the reverse a crescent moon was added.
During the period 449 - 413 B.C. huge quantities of tetradrachms were minted to finance grandiose building projects such as the Parthenon and to cover the costs of the Peloponnesian War. |
| 24691. Silver tetradrachm, SNG Cop 31 ff., SGCV I 2526, gVF, countermark, rev test cut, weight 17.163 g, maximum diameter 24.2 mm, die axis 270o, Athens mint, obverse head of Athena right, almond shaped eye, crested helmet with olive leaves and floral scroll, wire necklace, round earring, hair in parallel curves; reverse AQE right, owl standing right, head facing, erect in posture, olive sprig and crescent left, all within incuse square; $350.00 (€243.25) |
| Athens, Greece, Old Style Tetradrachm, 449 - 413 B.C. |  | The old-style tetradrachm of Athens is famous for its almond shaped eye, archaic smile and charming owl reverse. Around 480 B.C. a wreath of olive leaves and a decorative scroll were added to Athena's helmet. On the reverse a crescent moon was added.
During the period 449 - 413 B.C. huge quantities of tetradrachms were minted to finance grandiose building projects such as the Parthenon and to cover the costs of the Peloponnesian War. |
| 23608. Silver tetradrachm, SNG Cop 31 ff., SGCV I 2526, VF, test cuts, weight 17.111 g, maximum diameter 24.2 mm, die axis 270o, Athens mint, obverse head of Athena right, almond shaped eye, crested helmet with olive leaves and floral scroll, wire necklace, round earring, hair in parallel curves; reverse AQE right, owl standing right, head facing, erect in posture, olive sprig and crescent left, all within incuse square; uneven toning; $290.00 (€201.55) |
| Athens, Greece, Old Style Tetradrachm, 449 - 413 B.C. |  | The old-style tetradrachm of Athens is famous for its almond shaped eye, archaic smile and charming owl reverse. Around 480 B.C. a wreath of olive leaves and a decorative scroll were added to Athena's helmet. On the reverse a crescent moon was added.
During the period 449 - 413 B.C. huge quantities of tetradrachms were minted to finance grandiose building projects such as the Parthenon and to cover the costs of the Peloponnesian War. |
| 24692. Silver tetradrachm, SNG Cop 31 ff., SGCV I 2526, VF/rough F, weight 16.810 g, maximum diameter 25.2 mm, die axis 270o, Athens mint, obverse head of Athena right, almond shaped eye, crested helmet with olive leaves and floral scroll, wire necklace, round earring, hair in parallel curves; reverse AQE right, owl standing right, head facing, erect in posture, olive sprig and crescent left, all within incuse square; very nice obverse style; $290.00 (€201.55) |
|  | Theseus was a legendary king of Athens, son of Aethra, and fathered by Aegeus and Poseidon. He was responsible for the synoikismos ("dwelling together")?the political unification of Attica under Athens, represented emblematically in his journey of labors, subduing highly localized ogres and monstrous beasts. |
| 29361. Bronze drachm, Svoronos, pl. 96, 1 (same dies), Fair, edge break, holed, weight 6.389 g, maximum diameter 23.6 mm, die axis 225o, Athens mint, 150 - 175 A.D.; obverse helmeted head of Athena right; reverse Theseus slaying Minotaur; ex Harlan J. Berk; $290.00 (€201.55) |
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