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Gallienus, August 253 - September 268 A.D., Side, Pamphylia
Athena, in addition to being the Greek goddess of Wisdom, is goddess of many things, among them law and justice. In Aeschylus’ tragedy "The Eumenides." Orestes is pursued to Athens by the vengeful Erinyes for the murder of his mother, Clytemnestra. Athena intervenes and sets up a jury of twelve Athenians to judge Orestes. Athena herself presides over the trial, instructing her citizens to watch and learn how a trial should be conducted. Apollo speaks on behalf of Orestes, while the Erinyes act as advocates for the dead Clytemnestra. The vote is a tie, but Athena persuades the Erinyes to accept her own decision in favor of Orestes as the casting vote.SH81660. Bronze 5 assaria, BMC Lycia -, SNG BnF -, SNG Righetti -, SNG Cop -, SNGvA -, Lindgren -, SGICV -, Weber -; SNG Pfalz -, et al. -; c/m: Howgego 805 (169 pcs), aVF, well centered, edge crack, Side (near Selimiye, Antalya Province, Turkey) mint, weight 14.136g, maximum diameter 28.9mm, die axis 45o, joint reign, Aug 253 - 260 A.D.; obverse AVT KAI * ΠO ΛI ΓAΛΛIHNOC CEB, laureate bust right, wearing paludamentum and cuirass; countermark on right: E (5 assaria) in 7.5mm round punch obliterating IA (prior mark of value); reverse CIΔHTΩN NEΩKOPΩN, Athena, helmeted, standing left, dropping pebble (vote) into amphora with right hand, transverse spear in left hand, elbow resting on prize urn set on column; zero sales of this type recorded on Coin Archives in the last two decades; extremely rare; SOLD
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