2021 2 Oz Silver $5 Niue Twelve Labours Of Hercules AEGEAN STABLES Antique Finish Coin.

2021 2 Oz Silver $5 Niue Twelve Labours Of Hercules AEGEAN STABLES Antique Finish Coin.

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2021 2 Oz Silver $5 Niue Twelve Labours Of Hercules AEGEAN STABLES Antique Finish Coin.


DESCRIPTION


5TH COIN IN THE SERIE


This Spectacular 2 Oz Silver Coin is the 5th Realese in the TWELVE LABOURS OF HERCULES series, dedicated to AEGEAN STABLES.

The coin has an incredible High Relief, has a wonderful design, has an Antique Finish And 24k Gold Plating quality and comes in a Wood Box and Certificate COA.

Hercules was married to Megara, the daughter of King Kreo of Thebes, and together they had five children.

Unfortunately, the goddess Hera drove Hercules insane in a fit of jealousy and he killed his wife and children.

Driven mad by Hera (queen of the gods), Hercules slew his son, daughter, and wife Megara. After recovering his sanity, Hercules deeply regretted his actions; he was purified by King Thespius, then traveled to Delphi to inquire how he could atone for his actions.

Pythia, the Oracle of Delphi, advised him to go to Tiryns and serve his cousin King Eurystheus for twelve years, performing whatever labours Eurystheus might set him; in return, he would be rewarded with immortality.

Hercules despaired at this, loathing to serve a man whom he knew to be far inferior to himself, yet fearing to oppose his father Zeus. Eventually, he placed himself at Eurystheus’s disposal.

Eurystheus originally ordered Hercules to perform ten labours. Hercules accomplished these tasks, but Eurystheus refused to recognize two: the slaying of the Lernaean Hydra, as Hercules’ nephew and charioteer Iolaus had helped him; and the cleansing of the Augeas, because Hercules accepted payment for the labour.

We’re pretty sure than when Hercules was given his next task, he didn’t think it would involve moving mountains of cow crap. Such is the life of the demi-god, we guess.

A stable filled with 3,000 immortal cattle that hadn’t been cleaned out in 30 years sounds a recipe for an unpleasant experience, on a par with cleaning the toilets after the Glastonbury Festiva.

Hercules pulled it off, of course, using that time old method of diverting the course of two rivers so they flowed through the stables. Augeus had given Hercules a day to perform the task and promised him 10% of the herd as payment. He welched on paying like any wannabee evil ruler would do, so Hercules offed him. Most Greek legends end with someone pushing up daisies, so no surprise there.

This had to be a difficult thing to depict on a coin, but respect to the artist for pulling it off. The rushing water is well done, as are the animals (the bull to the left of Hercules in particular, is outstanding). There’s plenty of stone column parts in the flood, leading me to think this was more of a cow spa than a stables and that these animals weren’t going to end up in a Big Mac.

Every release in this series has a gilded highlight, and this time its a big old piece of marble column that Hercules carries overhead.


MINTAGE 500 PIECES WORLDWIDE


DESCRIPTION


Country: Niue 

Year: 2021

Metal: Silver 

Face Value: $5 

Purity: .999 

Diameter 45 mm 

Weight: 2 Oz - 62.2g 

Mintage: 500 Pcs Worldwide 

Finish: 24K GOLD GILDED AND Antique Finish 

Certificate COA: Yes

Box: Yes.

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