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GREEK ATHENA BRONZE COIN PENDANT IN 14KY GOLD 450 - 350 B.C. Simple yet rich with the finest artwork of Classic Greece, this GENUINE ancient Greek bronze coin of the goddess Athena makes for a stunning centerpiece in this fine jewelry pendant. The patina of the coin is a deep dark olive black which wonderfully brings out the detail of the diademed female head in profile. The simple high polished 14K yellow gold pendant frame contrasts well with the ancient bronze. Not easily seen in the photo above is the extraordinary high relief of the female head with detail and appearance that is even nicer in person than photographs. In Greek mythology, the goddess Athena is perhaps one of the most famous and prominent deities of the ancient culture. Athena was born the daughter of Zeus and his first wife, Metos (Wisdom). An oracle of Gaea then prophesied that Metis' first child would be a girl but her second would be a boy that would overthrow Zeus as had happened to his father and grandfather. As Metos was about to give birth, Zeus swallowed her, but was soon tortured by a severe headache. As a cure, Hephaestus split his skull with an ax and from the wound sprang a fully armed Athena. Due to the nature of her birth, she has dominion over all things of the intellect. Athena was a major Greek goddess serving many roles. She was a virgin goddess and is always represented fully clothed, usually in armor and often holding a spear. Best known as the patron goddess of the city of Athens, on whose coins she is usually featured, she was a warrior goddess charged with protecting many cities and acropoli. As goddess of the arts of peace she was prayed to by sculptors, architects and practitioners of handicrafts such as weaving and spinning. As a goddess of wisdom she adopted the owl as her symbol and watched over assembly in the agora. She also had agriculture duties, responsible for the fruiting of olive trees and charged with the protection of horses and oxen. Overall diameter is 21 mm. CPG008 SOLD COMES WITH A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY / HISTORY SHEET |
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