South Korea Achilles Ornate Shield 2oz .999 Silver Stacker (No Tax)

South Korea Achilles Ornate Shield 2oz .999 Silver Stacker (No Tax)

Accompanying the 2021 South Korean Doggaebi Chiwoo Cheonwang Shield comes the Achilles Shield Stacker! This beautifully designed 2oz Achilles Shield is designed after the descriptions Homer provided in the Illiad. This shield was used by Achilles in his batter with Prince Hector.

The obverse of this 2oz Stacker features the front side of Achilles domed shield. This silver shield contains an ornate mosaic of mythical and astrological images as described by Homer in the Illiad. The reverse features the inverted image of Achhile's shield to enable stacking multiple pieces within one another.

Achilles Shield
In the battle between the great warrior Achilles and Prince Hector of Troy, Achilles' shield is described by Homer as a series of concentric circles starting with the center of the shield and working outward as the land, sea, air and constellations followed by cities with people and events including a court case, wedding and military siege followed by a field being plowed, a king's estate being harvested, a vineyard being picked, a herd of straight-horned cattle with a bull being attacked by lions and the herdsman fending it off, a sheep farm, men and women dancing and finally a great storm at sea. The final design is based upon the artistic interpretation of Angelo Monticelli from Le Costume Ancien ou Moderne in 1820.

Specifications:
Minted in: South Korea
Metal Content: 2 troy oz
Purity: .999
Thickness: 3.6 mm
Diameter: 50mm