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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;expat, post: 24599121, member: 111067&quot;]In mythological history, the Kabeiroi were one or many deities of the chthonic persuasion. They were worshipped by a mystery cult in the North Aegian islands of Lemnos and maybe Samothrace. They had a mysterious genealogy buried in folklore and there number varied, but often referenced as pairs of males or females.</p><p>The pileus was a brimless felt hat, worn in ancient Greece between 8th – 4th century BCE. The two stars either side of the pileus represent the Kabeiroi, in a similar fashion to the Dioscuri being represented the same way on Roman coinage.</p><p>My new acquisition</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1562868[/ATTACH] </p><p>TROAS, Birytis. Circa 4th Century BC. Æ 18mm 4.35gm.</p><p>Head of Kabiros left, wearing pileus; star on either side of pileus / B-IP-Y in two lines either side of club, all within laurel wreath. SNG Copenhagen 247; SNG von Aulock 1502; Seaby 4056. Green patina.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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