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2023 Cook Islands Ancient Greece Wine Grapes Naxos 1/2g Gold Silk Finish Coin
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ITEM SPECIFICS
Year OF ISSUE:
2023
Country Of Issue :
Cook Islands
Product Type :
Gold
Material :
gold
WEIGHT:
1/2 gram
PURITY:
999
Mintage:
15,000
FINISH:
Silk Finish
DIAMETER:
11mm
DENOMINATION:
$5
CIRCULATED/UNCIRCULATED::
UNCIRCULATED
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Description
Naxos, the earliest Greek colony in Sicily, was founded in the 8th millennium BC and located on the east coast, south of present-day Taormina. Even though the slopes of Mount Etna behind the city were ideal for cultivating grapes, it is of higher probability it was the immigrants who brought their fondness for wine growing and worship of the god Dionysos from their Greek homeland, the island of Naxos, to Italy.
