2 Troy ounce silver coin Oedipus and Sphinx Greek Myths

2 Troy ounce silver coin Oedipus and Sphinx Greek Myths

Extremely rare silver coin with a limited mintage of only 299 pieces worldwide.

His coin is struck in 99.9% fine silver and contains gold and ruthenium as well.

The design of this coin is based on the myth of Oedipus, a king in the Greek mythology. Oedipus was the son of King Laius and Queen Jocasta. He married his mother without knowing, and she gave birth to four children. This created an conflict between Oedipus and Laius so Oedipus killed his father. Later on, Oedipus met a monster called Sphinx, and he asked him a question: what walks on four feet in the morning, two in the afternoon and three in the evening? No one had solved this question before, and everyone who gave a wrong answer, was killed by the Sphinx. Oedipus had found the solution: a man, who walks on all four as a baby, on two as an adult and three when using a stick when he becomes old. The Sphinx could not believe that someone found the right answer, and he died because he fell of a rock he sat on. 

On the bverse of this coin, Oedipus and the Sphinx are depicted. On the reverse, Queen Elizabeth II is depicted with the face value of 10 Dollars and the year of issue: 2016. This coin contains 2 troy ounce puur fine silver (2 Oz Ag 999).