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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.
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.