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ATHENA w/ SPEAR & SHIELD / 200 -100 BC. / THRACE - Mesembria Æ Coin +COA GGcoins

$ 44.88

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Condition: ATHENA Ancient Greek AE coin w/ nice golden Bronze patina... Photos are of the Actual Coin, COA included..! Guaranteed Authentic "Always!"
  • Certification: ATHENA w/ SPEAR & SHIELD / 200 -100 BC. / THRACE
  • California Prop 65 Warning: ATHENA w/ SPEAR & SHIELD / 200 -100 BC. / THRACE
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Grade: ATHENA w/ SPEAR & SHIELD / 200 -100 BC. / THRACE
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Certification Number: ATHENA w/ SPEAR & SHIELD / 200 -100 BC. / THRACE
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Era: Ancient
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Year: 200 -100 BC.
  • Denomination: AE
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Greece

    Description

    Kingdom of Thrace
    Ancient Greek
    City;
    Mesembria
    Circa;  200 -100 BC.
    AE  Size: 19.mm  / Weight:
    6.0gm
    Beautiful golden bronze highlights in hand
    Obverse:
    Diademed female head facing right...
    Reverse:
    MEΣAM-BΡIANΩN,   Athena
    walking
    left, brandishing a spear and holding shield...
    Ref:
    BMC 8
    Personalized COA included
    The Coin:
    Greek AE
    is an excellent example of a bronze B.C.
    era coin
    ,
    it saw some use before it found a safe place
    to wait out the centuries.
    Always Authentic,  I have never knowingly sold a copy or reproduction!
    As grading
    is subjective please Judge the coin photos to determine this for yourself.
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    History: of coin
    Athena
    , also spelled
    Athene
    , in Greek religion, the city protectress, goddess of war,
    handicraft, and practical reason, identified by the Romans with
    Minerva
    .
    She was essentially urban and civilized, the antithesis in many respects of
    Artemis,
    goddess of the outdoors.
    Athena
    was probably a pre-Hellenic goddess and was later
    taken over by the Greeks. Yet the Greek economy, unlike that of the
    Minoans
    , was
    largely military, so that
    Athena
    , while retaining her earlier domestic functions, became
    a goddess of war.
    She was the daughter of
    Zeus
    , produced without a mother, so that she emerged full-grown
    from his forehead. There was an alternative story that
    Zeus
    swallowed
    Metis
    , the goddess
    of counsel, while she was pregnant with
    Athena
    , so that
    Athena
    finally emerged from
    Zeus
    .
    Being the favourite child of
    Zeus
    , she had great power.
    Athena’s association with the acropolises of various Greek cities probably stemmed from
    the location of the kings’ palaces there. She was thought to have had neither consort nor
    offspring. She may not have been described as a virgin originally, but virginity was attributed
    to her very early and was the basis for the interpretation of her epithets Pallas and Parthenos.
    As a war goddess
    Athena
    could not be dominated by other goddesses, such as
    Aphrodite,
    and as a palace goddess she could not be violated.
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    Photos are of the actual coin that you will receive..!
    Authenticity is guaranteed or your 100% money back. Please ask any question
    Certificate of Authenticity--(COA):
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    Several of the Ancient Coins sold here are provided with a Certificate of Authenticity, and a
    Lifetime Guarantee of Authenticity
    , issued by the owner and Art-antique enthusiast that has identified
    thousands of ancient coins and has provided them with the same guarantee. You will be very happy
    the relevant information and a picture of your coin that is purchased in this listing.
    Additionally, the coin is inside it's own protective coin flip (holder).
    On the free-market such a presentation alone, can be considered a - value all in itself, and
    it comes standard with your purchases from me, FREE. With every purchase, Whether your goal
    is to collect or give the item as a gift, coins presented like this could be more prized and valued
    higher than items that were not given with such care and attention.
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    LIFETIME money back guarantee
    if this coin is ever found to be Not Genuine or Historically Authentic by one of the Ebay
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