As I understand, Artemis is a Greek Goddess. Has she been portrayed on any ancient coins? If so and if you have one, please share!
No clue Randy. It was amazing to watch the splash down of the Integrity capsule this afternoon. Reminded me of watching the Apollo missions. Watched a SpaceX launch earlier this week and there's another one scheduled for tonight from Vandenburg Space Force Base. Go go gadget!
I found this online... Yes, Artemis is a Greek goddess. She is known as the goddess of hunting, wilderness, and childbirth, and is the daughter of Zeus and Leto, as well as the twin sister of Apollo. Artemis is often depicted as a young woman carrying a bow and arrows, symbolizing her connection to nature and the hunt. 5
There's definitely lots of ancient coins depicting Artemis. I don't happen to have any, but I do have this one featuring the cult statue of Diana, which was the Roman version of Artemis. CLAUDIUS, AD 41-54 AR Cistophorus (27.39mm, 10.43g, 7h) Struck AD 51. Ephesus mint Obverse: TI CLAVD CAES AVG AGRIPP AVGVSTA, jugate busts of Agrippina Junior, draped, and Claudius, laureate, left Reverse: DIANA EPHESIA, cultus-statue of the Ephesian Diana standing facing, with supports References: RIC I 119 (R2), RCV 1888 Toned. A scarce and interesting dual portrait type. This coin was struck in the great provincial city of Ephesus in Asia Minor, around the time of the apostle Paul's visit as recorded in Acts 19. The reverse design depicting "Diana of the Ephesians" bears a powerful connection to the story of the riot that took place there in reaction to Paul's preaching against the worship of the goddess.
Here’s one with Diana: “Diana was the Roman goddess of hunting, bringer of light, youthful and strictly virginal, and later, goddess of the moon. She had so many attributes in common with the Greek goddess Artemis that they are often treated as the same, though that is not strictly true.” https://www.forumancientcoins.com/m...Wi44XaNDIwR6zrUULPTo64gaKIzl7fSL4lXbtzuHS4PfQ Claudius II (Gothicus) AD 268-270. Antioch IMP C CLAVDIVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right DIANAE VICTR, Diana standing right, drawing arrow from quiver and holding bow; at feet to right, stag standing right; H in exergue. very fine RIC V-1 205, RIC V online 1031.
I don't have any Artemis (the Greek version) or Diana (the Roman version), but I'm sure there are plenty out there.
ARTEMUS SICILY Syracuse Tyrant Gelon 458-478 BCE AR Tet 24mm 16.7g Slow Biga Victory Artemus-Arethusa 4 dolphins Sear-Greek 914
ARTEMIS Artemis - American West Artemis Gordon (if you did not know...) ARTEMIS - Greek RI Prv Lydia Hierocaesarea 54-59 CE Capito under Nero Artemis STAG Leaping ? Throat Cutting RPC 1 2391-2 DIANA (Capua with Hannibal - NOT Roman) Campania CAPUA AE Uncia 216-211 BCE Diana Boar Hannibal capital Italia SCARCE DALI of KOLCHIS (Associated with Artemis) Kolchis 5th-4th C BCE BI hemidrachm 11.5mm 1.8g Archaic female head - Georgian goddess Dali - Bull head border SNG Cop 98 She was the Hunting Goddess of the Kolchis / Colchis area (think Jason and the Golden Fleece). She was described as a beautiful nude woman with golden hair and glowing skin... (She is not nude here...) DIANA - Roman RR Allius Bala 92 BCE AR Den Diana Biga Stags Sear 221 Craw336-1 scarce
Macedon, Amphipolis (187 - 168/7 B.C) Æ 21 O: Draped bust of Artemis right, bow and quiver on shoulder. R: Artemis Tauropolos riding right on bull, veil billowing out behind her. 21mm 9.5g SNG ANS 150-1 Macedonia, Roman Protectorate, First Meris, (167 - 148 B.C.) AR Tetradrachm O: Diademed and draped bust of Artemis right, bow and quiver over shoulder, in the center of a Macedonian shield. R: MAKEDONWN PRWTHS; Club; monogram above, two monograms below; all within oak wreath, thunderbolt to left. Amphipolis Mint 16.56g 30mm SNG Copenhagen 1315 // AMNG 176
Wait! I do (or rather did) have Artemis, if I reach back into the “used to be mine” file… Greece (Corinth): silver stater; Pegasus and Athena, ca. 345-307 BC Obverse: Pegasus flying left, koppa below. Reverse: Helmeted head of Athena (or Aphrodite) left, Artemis Phosphoros (“the Light-Bringer”) with torch left. (Artemis Phosphoros is that tiny figure running around in right field.)
This is mine and only one I can think of featuring Artemis. Call it an Artemis privy on the reverse behind the helmet. I thought about this when I heard about the Nasa mission.
