Mount Olympus is the mythical home of the gods from Greek mythology. This mountain was said to be shrouded in the mists and reaching high in the skies where mankind could not see and the gods could look down on the Earth each day. Right now, 2015 2 oz Antique Silver Tuvalu Goddesses of Olympus Aphrodite High Relief Coins are available to purchase online at Silver.com.
Coin Highlights:
- Ships to you inside of a wooden display with an included Certificate of Authenticity!
- Third coin and final issue in the Goddesses of Olympus series!
- Mintage is limited to 2,000 coins only!
- Consists of Two Troy ounces of .999 fine silver.
- Bears a face value of $2 (TVD) backed by the government of Tuvalu.
- On the obverse is Queen Elizabeth II.
- The reverse features Aphrodite on Aphrodite’s Rock.
- High-relief strike on a rimless blank.
Each of the 2015 2 oz Antique Silver Tuvalu Goddesses of Olympus Aphrodite High Relief Coin in this product listing is available to you with an antique polish. This polish helps to highlight the intricate details of the design element and when it is applied to the 2 oz rimless blanks. The coins in this series are individually packaged in a round, wooden display case and come with a numbered Certificate of Authenticity from the Perth Mint.
Aphrodite is the third goddess featured in this series of silver for sale after Hera and Athena. She is associated with love, beauty, pleasure, and passion, and she is often depicted with symbols such as roses, doves, and swans. You will find that the Perth Mint has incorporated some of those symbols into the final design of its Goddesses of Olympus Series.
On the obverse side of the 2015 2 oz Antique Silver Tuvalu Goddesses of Olympus Aphrodite Coin is the image of Queen Elizabeth II. This is the fourth-generation effigy of the Queen from the Royal Mint of England and was developed in 1998 by Ian Rank-Broadley. A right-profile bust, it features the Queen with the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara.
The reverse face of the 2015 Antique Silver Tuvalu Goddesses of Olympus Aphrodite Coin depicts some of the many symbols associated with the goddess in ancient Greece. For example, you will notice she has a dove perched on her right hand. Her left hand clutches a mirror as she sits on Aphrodite’s Rock and dolphins play in the waters nearby.
These 2015 2 oz Antique Silver Goddesses of Olympus Aphrodite Coins are high-relief specimens struck multiple times under high pressure to create sunken fields and give the designs greater 3D relief.
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