2019 AMAZON 1st Issue from “Woman Warriors” Series; 2 oz UHR Antique Finish Silver Coin; $5 Niue

Description

Metal             Silver

Purity            0.999

Weight          62,2 g (2 Troy oz)

Diameter       45 mm

Attributes      Wooden Shield, Gold Gilding, Ultra High Relief, Antique Finish

Mintage         555

Presentation Box and CoA included

In Greek mythology, the Amazons were a tribe of warrior women believed to live in Asia Minor. Apollonius Rhodius, in his Argonautica, mentions that the Amazons were the daughters of Ares and Harmonia (a nymph of the Akmonian Wood), that they were brutal and aggressive, and their main concern in life was war. Lysias, Isocrates, Philostratus the Elder also say that their father was Ares.