200 BC Ancient Greek Coin with HEROS from ODESSOS
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Certified Authentic Ancient Greek Coin i7101) Greek - Bronze 17mm Struck in the ancient Greek city of Odessos in Thrace circa 200 B.C. Reference: Sear 1680 (£15) var. Obverse:: Laureate head of Great God right Reverse: OΔHCITΩN The Great God reclining left, holding phiale and cornucopia, thyrsos before; above, monogram. This coin's Numismatist Suggested Retail Price : $74.99. This will be reflected in the Certificate and makes a great gift! In Thracian mythology, Heros was a god of the underworld, usually depicted on funeral statues as a horseman slaying a beast with a spear. He was also known as Pirmeroula or Karabazmos, epithets which have not been decipd. His cult is attested from Thrace to Moesia and Scythia Minor. He gained a widespread importance especially after the Roman conquest. After Christianity was adopted, the symbolism of Heros continued as representations of Saint George slaying the dragon. Ancient Greece: The Athenian adventurous spirit, and their loyalty to their Ionian kin led them to come to the aid of the Asia Minor colonies that were feuding with the powerful Persian Empire. To aid the Ionian Revolt, led by Miletus, the Athenians landed a small garrison in Ionia to fight against the Persians and to spread the revolt. The Greek forces burned the capital of Lydia, Sardis in 498 enraging the Persians,
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