The ancient Greek thymiateria were used in private & public rituals of the 7th C BCE – 4th C CE, and includes 17 main types of censers.
I get interested in one particular type shown in the Hellenistic relief from Panticapaeum, today Kerch early 4th C BCE.

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Ancient Coin of the Day: Sometimes you’ve just got to embrace the shiny – today’s thread begins with this glorious gold stater from Panticapaeum in the Tauric Chersonese, ca. 370-350 BC.



Image: ANS 1944.100.26248. Link – https://t.co/PSrTU1xxNB

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