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Wrestling in Ancient Greece
USSR Commemorative Platinum Coin
Series: Games of XXII Olympiad. Moscow. 1980
Wrestling in Ancient Greece
Par : 150 rubles
Release Date: 1979
Mint: Leningrad (LMD) (ST. Petersburg)
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| Metal, fineness | Platinum 999/1000 |
| Quality | Proof and UNC |
| Content chemically pure metal, g | 15.55 |
| Total weight, g | 15.55 |
| Thickness, mm | 1.5 |
| Diameter, mm | 28.6 |
| The edge | 240 corrugations. |
| Mintage, pcs. | 18978 / 13978 |
During the period of Ancient Greece (about 1100 to 146 BC), Greek wrestling was a popular form of martial art in which points were awarded for touching a competitor's back to the ground, forcing a competitor to submit or by forcing a competitor out of bounds (arena). Three falls determined the winner. It was at least featured as a sport since the eighteenth Olympiad in 704 BC. Wrestling is described in the earliest celebrated works of Greek literature, the Iliad and the Odyssey. Wrestlers were also depicted in action on many vases, sculptures, and coins, as well as in other literature. Other cultures featured wrestling at royal or religious celebrations, but the ancient Greeks structured their style of wrestling as part of a tournament where a single winner emerged from a pool of competitors. Late Greek tradition also stated that Plato was known for wrestling in the Isthmian games.
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