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Ancient Greek Coin, Mythical Apollo & His Delphi Altar, ca 3rd cent. BC, 13mm

$ 0.66

Availability: 53 in stock
  • Historical Period: Greek (450 BC-100 AD)
  • Date: 4th-2nd cent. B.C.E.
  • Grade: Ungraded
  • Cleaned/Uncleaned: Uncleaned
  • Era: Ancient
  • Certification: Uncertified
  • Modified Item: No
  • Culture: Greek
  • Composition: Ancient Greek Bronze
  • Provenance: Ownership History Not Available

    Description

    ANCIENT GREEK COIN
    This auction is for an ancient Greek coin depicting Apollo on the obverse and a tripod altar on the reverse. It is 13=14 mm and 1.76 gm.
    APOLLO
    Apollo
    was a major Greek god recognized at various times in ancient Greek times as the god of light and the sun; truth and prophecy; healing; plague; music; and poetry.
    In mythology, he was the son of Zeus.
    Apollo was adopted by the Romans as they often did with other cultures’ religious and cultural icons.
    He personified harmony, order and reason and was associated in one way or another with a long list of subjects: music, poetry, plague, oracles, sun, medicine, light and knowledge.
    He is often depicted wearing nothing and holding a bow, arrows, lyre, laurel wreath, and/or palm branch.
    The ancients built many temples dedicated to Apollo, the most famous is the Temple of Apollo at Delphi.
    He is often depicted on coins with or at an altar.
    ANCIENT ALTARS
    Ancient cultures used altars to conduct religious ceremonies for sacrifice, worship and/or prayer.
    It was not only a feature of a temple setting, but was inherent in the practice of animal sacrifice.
    Greek altars were generally elliptical in shape consisting of an elevated base approached by steps.
    The tripod (from the Greek word for 3-footed) altar used by the Greeks and Romans was a
    piece of religious furniture used for offerings or other ritual procedures. As a seat or stand, the tripod is the most stable furniture construction for uneven ground, hence its use is universal and ancient. It is particularly associated with Apollo and the Delphic oracle in ancient Greece.
    The word "tripod" comes from the Greek meaning "three-footed."
    Atop the sacrificial tripod altar was a detachable cauldron
    (
    lebes

    λέβης - pl. lebetes
    )
    with a rounded bottom.
    As usual, the pictures really don't do justice.   Let me know if you have questions.
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