POSEIDON – GOD OF THE SEA – 2019 3 oz $20 Ultra High Relief Smartminting Pure Silver Coin – Cook Islands
USD 420.97
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Poseidon, the god of the sea in ancient Greece. Minted in 3oz pure .999 silver on a 55mm blank using Smartminting. It gives it an ultimate high relief and added a new special antique finish with dark highlights! Only 333 pcs are released worldwide.
Poseidon was one of the Twelve Olympians in ancient Greek religion and myth. He was god of the Sea and other waters; of earthquakes; and of horses. In pre-Olympian Bronze Age Greece, he was venerated as a chief deity at Pylos and Thebes. Poseidon was protector of seafarers, and of many Hellenic cities and colonies. In Homer’s Iliad, Poseidon supports the Greeks against the Trojans during the Trojan War. In the Odyssey, during the sea-voyage from Troy back home to Ithaca, the Greek hero Odysseus provokes Poseidon’s fury by blinding his son the Cyclops Polyphemus, resulting in Poseidon punishing him with storms, the complete loss of his ship and companions, and a ten-year delay. Poseidon is also the subject of a Homeric hymn. In Plato’s Timaeus and Critias, the island of Atlantis was Poseidon’s domain.
FEATURES
SPECIFICATIONS OF COIN
Metal: 999 Fine Silver
Finish: Antique
Size: 55mm Diameter
Special Features: New antique finish with dark highlights, Smartminting for ultra high relief
Denomination:Â $20.00
Year of Issue: 2019
Max Mintage: 333
Weight: 3 oz
Country: Cook Islands
Scope of Delivery:Â Capsule, numbered certificate and box.