King Eurystheus’ daughter desired the Girdle of Hippolyta, so naturally Hercules was tasked with tracking it down. Sales of the .999 fine silver and copper rounds which commemorate his efforts have concluded, and the final mintage numbers have been tallied.
Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazons, was the ninth release in the 12 Labors of Hercules Series from Provident Metals. With the rounds now discontinued, here are the final mintages below:
Silver: 7,052
Copper: 5,741
Now that the belt has been secured, it’s time to focus on rounding up the Cattle of Geryon – the 10th labor as directed by Eurystheus. Hercules was sent to the far west, where he battled heat and adversaries along the way. Geryon, the six-armed, three-headed giant is featured on the obverse of each 1 oz silver and copper round, with his cattle in the background.
This design will be available for purchase from June 12 through July 12, 2015.
The remaining rounds in the Labors series are released as they are listed in the Biblioteca. You can read the dates each design was available, along with the mintages of each silver and copper round.
Nemean Lion – Sept. 12 – Oct. 12, 2014 (Discontinued)
Mintage Numbers: Copper – 5,294; Silver – 6,756
Lernaean Hydra – Oct. 12 – Nov. 12, 2014 (Discontinued)
Mintage Numbers: Copper – 7,190; Silver – 9,623
Ceryneian Hind – Nov. 12 – Dec. 12, 2014 (Discontinued)
Mintage Numbers: Copper – 5,766; Silver – 7,433
Erymanthian Boar – Dec. 12 – Jan. 12, 2015 (Discontinued)
Mintage Numbers: Copper – 6,028; Silver – 8,234
Augean Stables – 
Jan. 12 – Feb. 12, 2015 (Discontinued)
Mintage Numbers: Copper – 6,707; Silver – 6,399
Stymphalian Birds – Feb
. 12 – March 12, 2015 (Discontinued)
Mintage Numbers: Copper – 5,128; Silver – 6,701
Cretan Bull – March 12 – April 12, 2015 (Discontinued)
Mintage Numbers: Copper – 5,351; Silver – 6,871
Mares of Diomedes – April 12 – May 12, 2015 (Discontinued)
Mintage Numbers: Copper – 5,020; Silver – 6,547
Girdle of Hippolyta – May 12 – June 12, 2015 – (Discontinued)
Mintage Numbers: Copper – 5,741; Silver – 7,052
Cattle of Geryon – June 12 – July 12, 2015 – Available Now
Apples of Hesperides – July 12, 2015
Cerberus – Aug. 12, 2015
The series dedicated to this beloved hero and his mighty deeds launched with the Hercules 5 oz bullion round, issued in both silver and copper. This flagship round will be available for the duration of the series which concludes on Sept. 12, 2015.
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This is a great series! I look forward to Provident Metals putting together a Certificate of Authenticity that has a general list of all the coins in this series with there final montage numbers. For those of us who complete the whole series providing the COA FOR FREE would be a wonderful gesture and lock us in as repeat customers forever. Thanks Provident. You know who we are.
I second that – Great series and beautiful rounds. COAs would be icing on the cake!