Description

Silver Coin 150 Years B.C

Macedonia amphiboles tetradrachm with the bust of Artemis second century before Christ.

Artemis is a goddess of the ancient world. The Greeks believed it is the twin sister of Apollo, goddess of hunting, wilderness and unmarried girls.

Artemis mentioned in the Bible in as a goddess in Ephesus Acts 19.35.
When the town clerk had quieted the multitude, he said, “You men of Ephesus, what man is there who doesn’t know that the city of the Ephesians is temple-keeper of the great goddess Artemis, and of the image which fell down from Zeus?

Zak’s Antiquities is the website of Zak’s fine art and antiquities. Located on the Christian Quarter road in Jerusalem’s Old City. The shop began in 1964 and has remained as a family owned and operated business till this day. For the past 50 years Zak’s Antiquities has sold ancient coins, antiquities and art authentic to Israel and Jerusalem.