2023 Cook Islands ARETHUSA, 1 oz. Silver High Relief NGC MS70 Box/COA, CIT Mint. Condition-Excellent Proof-Top Quality Slab. Both Actual & Stock Photo’s Shown For Clarity/Detail. Coin In Photo Is Coin You Wil Receive. Low Mintage- 1,500. A captivating nymph and companion to the moon goddess Artemis in Greek mythology. According to legend, she unknowingly bathed in a river belonging to the river god Alpheus, whom she inadvertently seduced with her beauty. Arethusa, wanting nothing of his advances, fled her home in Arcadia. Relentlessly pursued by Alpheus, she sought help from Artemis. The latter transformed the nymph into a stream under the sea, which emerges as a water fountain on the island of Ortygia in Syracuse, Sicily. The Syracusan coins with Arethusa’s image are said to be among the most stunning of ancient Greece and regularly achieve record prices at auctions.