HIPPOCAMP - ATHENA / SICILY, Syracuse 410-400 BC. Æ Hemilitron +COA / GGcoins

Description

SICILY,   Syracuse.
Ancient Greek Coinage; Dionysios I.
Circa 410 - 400 BC
Æ Hemilitron, Size: (19.mm,)    Weight: (7.2gm)
Description:
Rare AE Bronze Hemilitron coin with a well centered struck image..
It was struck during the time of the early Roman
Republic
,
before the arrival
of many Gold & Silver coins &  well before Christ was born...!
Obverse:
Helmeted head of Athena facing left...
Reverse:
Hippocamp
w/ curled wing facing left...
Ref;  Sear 1193,    SNG ANS 434
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The Coin:
A very pleasing example of an
BC era bronze coin
,
it saw some use
before it found a safe place
to wait out the centuries.
Always Genuine, I have never knowingly sold a copy or reproduction!
As grading
is subjective please Judge the coin photos to determine this for yourself.
Photos are of the actual coin that you will receive..!
History of this coin:
Hippocamp
,
or hippokampos, are mythical creatures of the sea. They are half horse and half fish.
Some people even believe that they have a unicorn horn. Water Dragon or Cetacean which is usually
mermaid style.
The name Hippocampus is derived from the Greek hippocamp (hippos, meaning “horse,” and kampos,
meaning “sea monster”), since the structure's shape resembles that of a sea horse.-Drowns any threats
or enemies..
They look like horses only with a fish half which varies by two types "Water Horse" which has a
Fish or Water Dragon "half" from behind the front legs, and the most common variant "Merhorse"
which has a Fish, Water Dragon or Cetacean half from the hindquarters to the tail - like a horse
version of a mermaid.
Even those kinds have varieties which are the "Simple" where the Fish, Water Dragon or
Cetacean half has less fins then they should and either the same colour as its horse half or
even a monochromatic colour.
Then there is the "Advanced" ,which has the Fish, Water Dragon or Cetacean half that has
the complete appearance, traits and coloration of the Sea Creature the half is supposed to be.
Athena
or Athene, often given the epithet Pallas, is an ancient Greek goddess associated with wisdom,
handicraft, and warfare who was later syncretized with the Roman goddess Minerva.
Athena was regarded as the patron and protectress of various cities across Greece, particularly the city
of Athens, from which she most likely received her name. She's usually shown in art wearing a helmet
and holding a spear. Her major symbols include owls, olive trees, snakes, and the Gorgoneion.
From her origin as an Aegean palace goddess, Athena was closely associated with the city.
She was known as Polias and Poliouchos (both derived from polis, meaning "city-state"), and her temples
were usually located atop the fortified acropolis in the central part of the city.
The Parthenon on the Athenian Acropolis is dedicated to her, along with numerous other temples and
monuments.
As the patron of craft and weaving, Athena was known as Ergane. She's also a warrior goddess, and was
believed to lead soldiers into battle as Athena Promachos. Her main festival in Athens was the Panathenaia,
which was celebrated during the month of Hekatombaion in midsummer and was the most important
festival on the Athenian calendar.
In Greek mythology, Athena was believed to have been born from the forehead of her father Zeus.
In the founding myth of Athens, Athena bested Poseidon in a competition over patronage of the city by
creating the first olive tree. She's known as Athena Parthenos "Athena the Virgin," but in one archaic
Attic myth, the god Hephaestus tried and failed to rape her, resulting in Gaia giving birth to Erichthonius,
an important Athenian founding hero. Athena was the patron goddess of heroic endeavor; she was believed
to have aided the heroes Perseus, Heracles, Bellerophon, and Jason. Along with Aphrodite and Hera,
Athena was one of the three goddesses whose feud resulted in the beginning of the Trojan War.
She plays an active role in the Iliad, in which she assists the Achaeans and, in the Odyssey, she is the
divine counselor to Odysseus. In the later writings of the Roman poet Ovid, Athena was said to have
competed against the mortal Arachne in a weaving competition, afterwards transforming Arachne into
the first spider; Ovid also describes how she transformed Medusa into a Gorgon after witnessing her
being raped by Poseidon in her temple. Since the Renaissance, Athena has become an international
symbol of wisdom, the arts, and classical learning. Western artists and allegorists have often used
Athena as a symbol of freedom and democracy.
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