Greek Zeus Athena Stater Antique Coin Jewelry

#6868 Zeus & Athena Stater Pendant

$890.00

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Obverse: Head of Zeus
Reverse: Athena
Date: 196-146 BC, Grade: Very Fine
Region: Larissa, Greece
Silver Stater Coin in 14k Gold Pendant
Framed Coin Size: 24mm Diameter, Weight 10g

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Description:
This Greek stater coin was struck following the great victory in the Second Macedonian War in 200 – 197 BC of the Roman General Flamininus over Philip V of Macedon. Rome was allied with Pergamon and Rhodos and the defeated Philip V was forced to abandon all his possessions in Greece including Thrace and Asia Minor. This victory freed the Greeks who celebrated by issuing this new autonomous coinage. The head of Zeus the most powerful Greek god is crowned with oak leaves and is seen on the obverse. In Greek mythology, Zeus is the king of the gods, the ruler of Mount Olympus and the god of the sky and thunder. Athena brandishing a spear and holding a shield is depicted on the reverse. Athena, according to Greek Mythology was born full-grown and armored from the forehead of the king of gods Zeus and was his favorite child. Athena became the goddess of wisdom, peace, warfare, strategy, agricultural arts, handicrafts and reason. In Classical Greek myths she never consorts with a lover, earning the title Athena Parthenos ("Athena the virgin"), hence the name of her most famous temple, the Parthenon, on the Acropolis in Athens.