Attica. Eleusis. 350-330 BC. Æ (2.99g, 9h). Laffaille 123 = Strauss 357 (this coin). Splendid dark green patina. Perfectly centered and struck. Probably the finest known. Choice extremely fine. From a European private collection; Tradart 1994 (4) lot 60; former Maurice Laffaille (1902-1989) collection, Münzen & Medaillen 1991 (76) lot 357 Few facts about the Eleusinian rituals mentioned in ancient literary sources are known. The festival of the 'mysteria' took place once a year in the autumn month Boedromium. According to Plutarch, the mystes (festival's participant) bathed in the nearby sea together with a piglet before sacrificing the animal in honor of Demeter and Kore in their sanctuary.

Lot 66

Attica. Eleusis. 350-330 BC. Æ (2.99g, 9h). Laffaille 123 = Strauss 357 (this coin). Splendid dark green patina. Perfectly centered and struck. Probably the finest known. Choice extremely fine. From a European private collection; Tradart 1994 (4) lot 60; former Maurice Laffaille (1902-1989) collection, Münzen & Medaillen 1991 (76) lot 357 Few facts about the Eleusinian rituals mentioned in ancient literary sources are known. The festival of the 'mysteria' took place once a year in the autumn month Boedromium. According to Plutarch, the mystes (festival's participant) bathed in the nearby sea together with a piglet before sacrificing the animal in honor of Demeter and Kore in their sanctuary.

Category: Greek Coins (1)

Starting price: 400 €

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Lot 66