2023 Cook Islands Sparta 3oz Silver Gilded Proof Coin NGC 70

The Spartans – muscle-bound, fearless warriors from ancient Greece – were renowned for their nearly invincible army and unrivalled fighting skills using long spears, swords and round shields crafted from bronze and wood have captured the imagination for centuries. The myths surrounding Sparta and its warrior society are as old as the city itself. Reputedly founded in the 9th century BC, it was co-ruled by two kings who arbitrated in times of war. Upon its victory over the rival city-state of Athens in the Peloponnesian War (431-404 BC), Sparta emerged as the most powerful state in Greece. The verso depicts “The Return of Helen on a Quadriga”. A scene from a well-known tale by the author Homer.

COIN HIGHLIGHTS:

• THE MOST FEARSOME WARRIORS OF ANCIENT GREECE – This coin pays tribute to Sparta’s mighty warriors, the most fearsome fighters of ancient Greece. It shows a Spartan wearing a helmet and armed with a shield and spear. A pair of his fellow Spartans and a Spartan woman are lined up in the background. The coin’s obverse features a Spartan and horse chariot below the domed effigy of Queen Elizabeth II.

• INCREDIBLE ULTRA HIGH RELIEF – Struck by the Mayer Mint using Coin Invest Trust’s (CIT) Smartminting® technology, each coin features incredible Ultra High Relief (UHR) detail.

• STRUCK IN HIGHLY PURE SILVER – Measuring 45 mm in diameter, each Sparta Ultra High Relief Gilded Coin was struck in three ounces of highly pure 99.9% fine silver and then selectively gilded in gold.

• LEGAL-TENDER COIN – These 2023-dated Three-Ounce Silver Sparta Ultra High Relief Gilded Coins are $20 legal tender in the Cook Islands, a British Commonwealth nation made up of 15 islands in the South Pacific Ocean.

• GORGEOUS PROOF CONDITION – Your 2023 Cook Islands $20 Three-Ounce Silver Sparta Ultra High Relief Gilded Coin comes in  gorgeous Proof condition with frosted details rising over mirror-like fields.

• LIMITED WORLDWIDE MINTAGE – The limited mintage for the 2023 Cook Islands $20 Three-Ounce Silver Sparta Ultra High Relief Gilded Proof has been set at just 888 coins for the entire world.

This. Is. Sparta… and THIS is a fabulous 2023 Cook Islands $20 Three-Ounce Silver Sparta Ultra High Relief Gilded Proof from the Mayer Mint that pays tribute to the most fearsome warriors of ancient Greece. Just 888 of these highly pure 99.9% silver coins were struck so secure yours now!