{"id":277954,"date":"2022-07-26T20:12:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-26T10:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arabcollector.com\/?p=277954"},"modified":"2023-04-27T11:16:26","modified_gmt":"2023-04-27T01:16:26","slug":"tutankhamun-mummy-coin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arabcollector.com\/en\/%d8%b9%d9%85%d9%84%d8%a9-%d9%85%d9%88%d9%85%d9%8a%d8%a7%d8%a1-%d8%aa%d9%88%d8%aa-%d8%b9%d9%86%d8%ae-%d8%a2%d9%85%d9%88%d9%86\/","title":{"rendered":"Tutankhamun mummy coin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"rtl\">To mark the 100th anniversary of one of the most important ancient Egyptian discoveries of the twentieth century, the tomb of Tutankhamun, some countries have prepared commemorative coins to celebrate this important occasion.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseprofile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 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tomb<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/arabcollector.com\/en\/%d8%b9%d9%85%d9%84%d8%a9-%d9%85%d9%88%d9%85%d9%8a%d8%a7%d8%a1-%d8%aa%d9%88%d8%aa-%d8%b9%d9%86%d8%ae-%d8%a2%d9%85%d9%88%d9%86\/#%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%B6_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%88%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%A1\" >Mummy display<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/arabcollector.com\/en\/%d8%b9%d9%85%d9%84%d8%a9-%d9%85%d9%88%d9%85%d9%8a%d8%a7%d8%a1-%d8%aa%d9%88%d8%aa-%d8%b9%d9%86%d8%ae-%d8%a2%d9%85%d9%88%d9%86\/#%D8%B9%D9%85%D9%84%D8%A9_%D8%AC%D8%B2%D8%B1_%D9%83%D9%88%D9%83_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B0%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9\" >Cook Islands commemorative coin<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/arabcollector.com\/en\/%d8%b9%d9%85%d9%84%d8%a9-%d9%85%d9%88%d9%85%d9%8a%d8%a7%d8%a1-%d8%aa%d9%88%d8%aa-%d8%b9%d9%86%d8%ae-%d8%a2%d9%85%d9%88%d9%86\/#i\" >&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-right\" id=\"0-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%84%D9%83-%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%AA-%D8%B9%D9%86%D8%AE-%D8%A2%D9%85%D9%88%D9%86\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%84%D9%83_%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%AA_%D8%B9%D9%86%D8%AE_%D8%A2%D9%85%D9%88%D9%86\"><\/span>King Tutankhamun<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<figure id=\"attachment_278490\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-278490\" style=\"width: 290px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-278490\" src=\"https:\/\/pub-8c6367eeb78947fb9a67f9647334fc7f.r2.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Tutanhkamun_innermost_coffin.jpg\" alt=\"Tutanhkamun_innermost_coffin\" width=\"290\" height=\"218\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-278490\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The golden shroud of King Tutankhamun<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p dir=\"rtl\">Tutankhamun was a pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of ancient Egypt. He became famous for reasons unrelated to his achievements or wars. For example, his tomb was found intact and contained many treasures. His death is also believed to have been suspicious, though we don&#039;t know for sure. He was one of the pharaohs of the Eighteenth Dynasty in ancient Egyptian history, and Tutankhamun is one of the most famous pharaohs not for his accomplishments or military victories, as is the case with many other pharaohs, but for other historically significant reasons. The most prominent of these is the discovery of his tomb and its treasures intact. The mystery surrounding his death is also significant, as many consider the pharaoh&#039;s death at such a young age to be unnatural.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-right\" id=\"1-%D8%A7%D9%83%D8%AA%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%81-%D9%85%D9%82%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%AA-%D8%B9%D9%86%D8%AE-%D8%A2%D9%85%D9%88%D9%86\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%D8%A7%D9%83%D8%AA%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%81_%D9%85%D9%82%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A9_%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%AA_%D8%B9%D9%86%D8%AE_%D8%A2%D9%85%D9%88%D9%86\"><\/span>Discovery of Tutankhamun&#039;s tomb<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<p dir=\"rtl\">On November 4, 1922, Howard Carter, the British archaeologist and expert on ancient Egyptian history, discovered a large vault while excavating the entrance to the tunnel leading to the tomb of Ramses VI in the Valley of the Kings. The vault was inside Tutankhamun&#039;s tomb, and its walls were adorned with beautiful pictures depicting Tutankhamun&#039;s journey to the afterlife. In this scene, Howard Carter, who had captivated the world, held a candle and peered into the vault through a small opening. His assistant reportedly asked him, &quot;Can you see anything?&quot; to which Carter replied, &quot;Yes, I see beautiful things.&quot;\u201c<\/p>\n<p dir=\"rtl\">On February 16, 1923, Howard Carter became the first human being in more than 3,000 years to set foot in the chamber containing Tutankhamun&#039;s coffin.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-right\" id=\"2-%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%B6-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%88%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%A1\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%B6_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%88%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%A1\"><\/span>Mummy display<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<p dir=\"rtl\">In February 2010, the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism decided to allow the public to see the golden mummy of a young pharaoh for the first time in over 3,000 years. Zahi Hawass, director of the Egyptian Antiquities Authority, stated that Egyptian scientists had already begun restoring the mummy of Pharaoh Tutankhamun two years prior. After briefly removing it from its sarcophagus for a CT scan, scientists placed the mummy of Tutankhamun on an advanced CT scanner table for fifteen minutes in 2005 to obtain a three-dimensional image of the 3,000-year-old mummy. .<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/pub-8c6367eeb78947fb9a67f9647334fc7f.r2.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/29813_X-Ray-2022-Mummy_s3web-1280x720-Small.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-278491\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-right\" id=\"3-%D8%B9%D9%85%D9%84%D8%A9-%D8%AC%D8%B2%D8%B1-%D9%83%D9%88%D9%83-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B0%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%D8%B9%D9%85%D9%84%D8%A9_%D8%AC%D8%B2%D8%B1_%D9%83%D9%88%D9%83_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B0%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9\"><\/span>Cook Islands commemorative coin<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<p dir=\"rtl\">The Cook Islands issued a commemorative silver coin this year to mark the centenary of the discovery of Pharaoh Tutankhamun&#039;s tomb. The coin is made of pure silver and has a face value of $5. It weighs 1 ounce and has a diameter of 38.61 mm.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"rtl\">The coin was minted using smartminting technology, a modern minting technique that allows the mint to combine different types of metal polishing into different shapes and dimensions. 999 pieces of that coin were minted.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"480\" data-id=\"278492\" src=\"https:\/\/pub-8c6367eeb78947fb9a67f9647334fc7f.r2.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/29813_X-Ray-2022-Mummy_r_1024x1024-Small.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-278492\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"480\" data-id=\"278493\" src=\"https:\/\/pub-8c6367eeb78947fb9a67f9647334fc7f.r2.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-Small.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-278493\"><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n<p dir=\"rtl\">The obverse of the coin features a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II on the right and an X-ray image of King Tutankhamun&#039;s skeleton inside his golden shroud on the left. The reverse shows a reflection resembling King Tutankhamun&#039;s shroud, prominently displayed. On the left is a profile of Tutankhamun&#039;s mask. It is housed in the Egyptian Museum.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"rtl\">The back of the coin features inscriptions written in hieroglyphs, and this side of the coin has been polished using the proofing technique.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"854\" height=\"427\" data-id=\"278494\" src=\"https:\/\/pub-8c6367eeb78947fb9a67f9647334fc7f.r2.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022mummy-Small.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-278494\"><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n<p dir=\"rtl\">It is worth noting that this currency was issued by the mint. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cit.li\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CIT<\/a> The private mint, located in Liechtenstein, Europe, has sold out of all the pieces on display, which ranged in price from 160 to 250 US dollars.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"rtl\">The mint also released a teaser video showcasing the design of the newly minted currency, which we will review below.<\/p>\n<h1 id=\"firstHeading\" class=\"firstHeading mw-first-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"i\"><\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"J7xtmvInBEW6AhFqSra1ZNSbuz2nQjM01Di3Yzgal9ZgfqNGb4hiRHXA7dTPcHV5w8fI6Ku4d8skFU3XjD2y\"><iframe title=\"X-Ray 2022 \u2013 Mummy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UegebIMKyMI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Teaser video for the King Tutankhamun commemorative piece<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p dir=\"rtl\">You can follow more articles on the Arab Collector website through <a href=\"https:\/\/arabcollector.com\/en\/a-piece-of-tutankhamun\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The following link<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ay4Nw5T9xo1\"><blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"2UDzWBSlbT\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arabcollector.com\/en\/a-piece-of-tutankhamun\/\">A piece of Tutankhamun<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"\u201cA piece of Tutankhamun\u201d \u2014 The Arab Collector\" src=\"https:\/\/arabcollector.com\/%d9%82%d8%b7%d8%b9%d9%87-%d8%aa%d9%88%d8%aa-%d8%b9%d9%86%d8%ae-%d8%a2%d9%85%d9%88%d9%86\/embed\/#?secret=R2PtNRQ7fz#?secret=2UDzWBSlbT\" data-secret=\"2UDzWBSlbT\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To mark the 100th anniversary of one of the most important ancient Egyptian discoveries of the 20th century\u2014the tomb of Tutankhamun\u2014some countries issued commemorative coins to mark this significant occasion. King Tutankhamun was a pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty of ancient Egypt. He is famous for reasons unrelated to his achievements or wars. 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