Egyptian Gods Series Coin #2- Anubis Ultra High Relief 2oz

Continuing with my love for ancient Egypt is the second coin in the Elemental Mint Egyptian God Series. This coin features Anubis, the god of mummification and the afterlife. This coin is just as badass as the first coin in the series, Cleopatra.

These Ultra High Relief coins are so detailed it's hard to capture the depth of the strike. Let's take a look at it.

Obverse

Often depicted as a half-man, half-dog creature, Anubis appears on the obverse of the 2 oz Elemetal Egyptian God Series Anubis Silver Round. He is depicted holding the scales of justice during the embalming ceremony of ancient Egyptians when the heart is weighed. In this ceremony, a newly deceased individual’s heart is weighed against a feather. If the feather is heavier, the individual moves on to the afterlife. Source

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Reverse

The reverse side of the Anubis Silver Round features the image of a jackal at rest atop a winged sun disc in front of a temple pyramid reflective of those built in and around the complex of pyramids built in Giza. The golden jackal was associated with Anubis and classified by early archaeologists as such, but was later reclassified through genetic testing as the African golden wolf. Source

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Here is a little more info on Anubis from JM Bullion. Anubis was known to Egyptian society throughout its many dynasties over the course of thousands of years, but it was the Greek name of Anubis that stuck in the long run. The earliest Egyptians knew Anubis as the protector of graves and an embalmer, but the Middle Kingdom Egyptians looked to Orisis as the Lord of the underworld.

This series is my favorite out at the moment. The 3rd coin in the series is going to be coming up in a later post. I'll try to show the great detail and depth of the strike with a few loop pics.

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I hope you have enjoyed looking at this awesome coin. It's such a sweet piece and feels great in the hand. If you were thinking about getting into this series, I highly suggest it. These coins had a nice low mintage of 16,142. Get them while you still can.

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