2 oz Silver Achilles Ornate Shield Stackable South Korea

• Contains 2 oz of .999 fine Silver.
• Light antiquing helps to hide spots or scratches that may come from stacking.
• Stackable comes in capsule.
• Minted in South Korea.
• Obverse: Front side of the domed shield of Achilles with ornate mythological and astrological depictions as described by Homer in the Iliad.
• Reverse: Backside of the shield of Achilles incused such that multiple pieces will stack neatly nested one within the other.

Grow your Silver holdings and own a lifelike depiction of Achilles’ shield from Homer’s Illiad! Add one of these 2 oz Silver Achilles stackable shields to your cart today!

The Shield of Achilles
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.