Ancient Phoenicia Bronze Coin of Godess Tyche Tyre mint Year 77 BC
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Ancient Phoencia Bronze Coin of Goddess Tyche in the era Phoencia controlled by the Romans year 77 BC. Phoenicia, Tyre Civic Issue AE 16mm. Dated Year 77/78 AD. Turreted head of Tyche right, palm branch behind, B before / IE-ΡAΣ, palm-tree; date ΓΣ in left field. TYKHE (Tyche) was the goddess of fortune, chance, providence and fate. She was usually honoured in a more favourable light as Eutykhia (Eutychia), goddess of good fortune, luck, success and prosperity. Tyche was the goddess of fortune and prosperity of a city in Greek mythology. She was the daughter of Aphrodite and either Zeus or Hermes, although some sources referred to her as an Oceanid, a daughter of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys. Tykhe was depicted with a variety of attributes--holding a rudder, she was conceived as the divinity guiding and conducting the affairs of the world, and in this respect she was called one of the Moirai (Moirae, Fates); with a ball she represented the varying unsteadiness of fortune, unsteady and capable of rolling in any direction; with Ploutos (Plutus) or the cornucopia, she was the symbol of the plentiful gifts of fortune. Nemesis(Fair Distribution) was cautious regarded as the downside of Tykhe, one who provided a check on extravagant favours conferred by fortune. The pair were often depicted as companions in Greek vase painting. In the vase painting (right) Nemesis (Indignation) with her arm around Tykhe (Fortune) points an accusing fingure at Helene, who Aphrodite has persuaded to elope with Paris. Very special Autuentic coin. To see more press on "Mohamad"
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