1 Crown - Elizabeth II Tutankhamun - Canopic Coffinette
1 Crown - Elizabeth II Tutankhamun - Canopic Coffinette
€72,988.00
Issuer
Isle of Man
Year
2008
Type
Non-circulating
coins
Value
1 Crown
Currency
Pound (decimalized, 1971-date)
Composition
Bronze
Weight
29 g
Dimensions
56.2 mm
Thickness
Shape and Technique
Triangular Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
Ian Rank-Broadley
In circulation to
Reference(s)
Obverse description
Effigy of Queen Elizabeth II in a circle surrounded by hieroglyphics
Obverse script
Hieroglyphic, Latin
Obverse lettering
TUT
ELIZABETH II
ISLE OF MAN 2008
IRB
ANKH AMUN
Reverse description
A miniature coffin, being one of four miniature coffins which contain the internal organs removed from Tutankhamun`s body during mummification. The cartouches on either side of the coffin spell in hieroglyphics the young pharaoh`s nomen or birth name Tutankhamun, meaning `Living image of Amun` and his preanomen or throne name Nebkheperure, which translates as `Lord of the Forms of Re`
Reverse script
Hieroglyphic, Latin
Reverse lettering
1
CROWN
Edge
Alternately smooth and milled
Mint
(PM) Pobjoy Mint, Surrey, United Kingdom (1965-2023)