Easily one of our favourite bullion coin series of the last few years, Scottsdale Mint’s brilliant Egyptian Relics series finally gets its 2021 entrant with the release of Anubis. For those unfamiliar with them, these are chunky five-ounce, antique-finished coins with a ‘chiselled’ edge style, as if hewn from a rock. The series debuted in 2016, and was joined by a Chinese Terracotta Army themed series in 2018, although there have only been two of those issued to date.

Each issue reproduces, in style, the hieroglyphic art that adorns so many temple and tomb walls across Egypt, and for this eighth design, the jackal-headed god, Anubis, is the striking subject. Lord of the Underworld until replaced in Egyptian mythology by Osiris, he was associated with mummification and embalming. There’s a classic effigy portrayal on the coin, with the background covered by a hieroglyph filled wall. It’s all top stuff.

Just the single weight (5 oz) and finish, the coin is issued for Chad and has a mintage of just 5,000 pieces. Available to order now, it will ship in 1-3 weeks. Check out our full Coin Series Profile for this outstanding bullion coin range.

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