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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     861970      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Roman Provincial Region:     LYDIA City:     Mostene Issuer:     Faustina II Jr. Date Ruled:     Augusta, AD 147-175 Metal:     Bronze Denomination:     AE26 Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     AD Augusta, Diameter:     26 mm Weight:     11.81 g Die Axis:     12 h Obverse Legend:     FAVCTEINA CEBACTH Obverse Description:     draped bust right Reverse Legend:     MOCTHNΩN ΛVΔ Ω N Reverse Description:     The Rape of Persephone: Hades driving quadriga right, head left, holding scepter and grasping the struggling Persephone Primary Reference:     SNG MÜnchen - Reference2:     SNG VA - Reference3:     SNG TÜbingen - Reference4:     SNG Cop -; BMC -; RPC Online 7790 Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=156520 Grade:     VF, earthen green patina Notes:     Very rare, only three examples cited in RPC Online. Hades fell in love with Persephone, the daughter of Demeter, and asked Zeus for permission to marry her. Fearing to offend his eldest brother by a downright refusal but also knowing that Demeter would not forgive him if Persephone were committed to the underworld, Zeus diplomatically answered that he could neither give nor withhold his consent. This act emboldened Hades to abduct Persephone as she was picking flowers in a meadow and carry her away in his horse-drawn chariot to the underworld.

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