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ROMAN PROTECTORATE . GODDESS of FERTILITY and HUNT
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Kings of Macedon. Roman Protectorate. Republican period. First Meris. Silver Tetradrachm (16.9 gm.; 30 mm. ). Amphipolis mint, circa 158- 150 BC . Silver coin of the First 'Meris' with the legend 'OF THE FIRST OF THE MACEDONIANS', 158-150 BC. Obv.: Diademed and draped bust of Artemis right, bow and quiver over l.shoulder, all within central medaillon of a Macedonian shield. Rev.: Club, MAKEΔONΩN and monogram above, ΠPΩTHΣ below, all in oak wreath. Club, SHA P monogram above, TKP and TYE monograms below, all within oak wreath, thunderbolt to left. Prokopov dies CC13/PB132 (unlisted combination); AMNG III/1, 176; Liampi, Schild M 55. Prokopov’s obverse die CC13 was one of the most heavily used. Slight differences noted in various examples suggest that the die apparently had slight re-engravings to counteract deterioration. Artemis. Artemis . The daughter of Leto and Zeus, and the twin of Apollo. Artemis is the goddess of the wilderness, the hunt and wild animals, and fertility (she became a goddess of fertility and childbirth mainly in cities). She was often depicted with the crescent of the moon above her forehead and was sometimes identified with Selene (goddess of the moon). Artemis was one of the Olympians and a virgin goddess. Her main vocation was to roam mountain forests and uncultivated land with her nymphs in attendance hunting for lions, panthers, hinds and stags. Contradictory to the later, she helped in protecting and seeing to their well-being, also their safety and reproduction. She was armed with a bow and arrows which were made by Hephaestus and the Cyclopes. In one legend, Artemis was born one day before her brother Apollo. Her mother gave birth to her on the island of Ortygia, then, almost immediately after her birth, she helped her mother to cross the straits over to Delos, w she then delivered Apollo. This was the beginning of her role as guardian of young children and patron of women in childbirth. Being a goddess of contradictions, she was the protectress of women in labor, but it was said that the arrows of Artemis brought them sudden death while giving birth. As was her brother, Apollo, Artemis was a divinity of healing, but also brought and spread diseases such as leprosy, rabies and even gout. Every item is unconditionally guaranteed to be genuine & authentic.
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