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Palau VENUS DE MILO - APHRODITE series ETERNAL SCULPTURES $10 Silver Coin High Relief Smartminting Technology Special Black Proof Finish 2017 Marble effect 2 oz

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Product Code: PC-S-AKA-17-01
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Name of series
Eternal Sculptures > Click for the series
Specifications
Metal Silver
Mintage 999
Fineness (% purity) 99.9%
Content (Troy OZ) 2
Denomination (USD) $10
Weight (g) 62.20
Diameter (mm) 38.61
Year of Issue 2017
Country Palau
Edge Redeed
Quality Black Proof
Decoration 3D effect; High Relief with tiny details; Marble effect on two sides
Package Luxury enamelled box
Certificate of Authenticity Yes
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✔ 2nd coin (6 total) of the famous series ETERNAL SCULPTURES >>>
✔ 3D sculpture effect (two sides sculpture)
✔ Extremely limited mintage just 999 coins in the world
✔ 2 oz Pure Silver 99.9% purity
✔ Unbelievable details on the high relief surface
✔ Special Black Proof
✔ Marble effect
✔ Unique topic, for the first time ever on a legal tender
✔ Palau legal tender
✔ Luxury enamelled box

This Two–Sides smartminting© issue is the second in series and allows you to flip the coin and see from both sides the famous sculpture, Venus de Milo, an ancient statue commonly thought to represent Aphrodite.


VENUS DE MILO - APHRODITE
Aphrodite of Milos (Greek: Αφροδίτη της Μήλου, Aphroditi tis Milou), better known as the Venus de Milo, is an ancient Greek statue and one of the most famous works of ancient Greek sculpture. Created sometime between 130 and 100 BCE, it is believed to depict Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love and beauty (Venus to the Romans). It is a marble sculpture, slightly larger than life size at 203 cm (6 ft 8 in) high. Part of an arm and the original plinth were lost following its discovery. From an inscription that was on its plinth, it is thought to be the work of Alexandros of Antioch; earlier, it was mistakenly attributed to the master sculptor Praxiteles. It is currently on permanent display at the Louvre Museum in Paris. The statue is named after the Greek island of Milos, where it was discovered.
 
DISCOVERY AND HISTORY
The Aphrodite of Milos was discovered on 8 April 1820 by a peasant named Yorgos Kentrotas, inside a buried niche within the ancient city ruins of Milos, the current village of Tripiti, on the island of Milos (also Melos, or Milo) in the Aegean, which was then a part of the Ottoman Empire. Elsewhere the discoverers are identified as Yorgos Bottonis and his son Antonio. Carus gave the site of discovery as "the ruins of an ancient theater in the vicinity of Castro, the capital of the island", adding that Bottonis and his son "came accidentally across a small underground cave, carefully covered with a heavy slab and concealed, which contained a fine marble statue in two pieces, together with several other marble fragments. This happened in February, 1820". He apparently based these assertions on an article he had come across in the Century Magazine, 1881, Vol. I, p. 99. Notwithstanding these anomalies the consensus is that the statue was found in two large pieces (the upper torso and the lower draped legs) along with several herms (pillars topped with heads), fragments of the upper left arm and left hand holding an apple, and an inscribed plinth. Olivier Voutier, a French naval officer, was exploring the island. With the help of the young farmer, Voutier began to dig around what were clearly ancient ruins. Within a few hours Voutier had uncovered Venus de Milo. About ten days later, another French naval officer, Jules Dumont d'Urville, recognized its significance and arranged for a purchase by the French ambassador to Turkey, Charles-François de Riffardeau, marquis, later duc de Rivière.

You have a chance to be the one of just 999 collectors in the world!!!

Your benefits:
* Extremely high international collector demand
* Highly appreciated in The Investing in Collectible Coins
* Present this beautiful coin to your loved one for any occasions or a great business gift

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