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BATTLE OF SALAMIS 2 Oz Silver Coin Niue 2019
€229.00
BATTLE OF SALAMIS 2 Oz Silver Coin Niue 2019
comes in box + coa
Antique Finish |
Silver
62.20 g
999 ‰ ( 62.14 g fine)
45.00 mm
500
The first coin of the "Sea Battles" series. Amazing in its details! The reverse of the coin features a high relief with a beautiful engraving showing Greek troops battering the Persian fleet. The whole is surrounded by a typical Greek pattern. On the top of the coin there is an insert from lapacho wood. This is one of the hardest species of exotic wood. The inset features an image of a dolphin, and for good reason. For the ancient Greeks dolphins were a symbol of providence, helping ships to overcome the waves. The Battle of Salamis was a naval battle fought between an alliance of Greek city-states under Themistocles, and the Persian Empire under King Xerxes in 480 BC. The Greek fleet defeated a much larger Persian naval force in the straits at Salamis, between the island of Salamis and the Athenian port-city of Piraeus. The Greeks sank about 300 Persian vessels while losing only about 40 of their own.
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