Silver Tetradrachm - Artemis (Diana) c 158-149 BC

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Silver Tetradrachm - Ancient Greece (Amphipolis, Macedon), c. 158-149 BC.

Obv: Head of Artemis (Diana) rt., within a Macedonian Shield.

Rev: "MAKEΔONΩΝ / ΠΡΩΤΗΣ" above and below Club of Herakles, surrounded by oak wreath with thunderbolt to left. 

Mint: Amphipolis.

Sear - 1386v.     29mm - 16.68gm. 

In the classical period of Greek mythology, Artemis (Roman equivalent: Diana) was often described as the daughter of Zeus and Leto, and the twin sister of Apollo. She was the Hellenic goddess of the hunt, wild animals, wilderness, childbirth and virginity; she often was depicted as a huntress carrying a bow and arrows. The deer and the cypress were sacred to her. 

The magnificent Greek city of Amphipolis was founded by Athenians in 436 B.C. to protect their mining interests in the north, Amphipolis surrendered to the Spartan general Brasidas in 424. The city preserved its independence until 357 when it was captured by Philip II, King of Macedon (father of Alexander the Great).  It continue prominently into the Roman era, and according the the Acts of the  Apostles (Acts 17:1) Paul and Silas passed through the city in about the 50's AD, on their journey between Philippi and Thessalonica.

  • Inventory# PA-2522
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