Egypt 1994 5 pounds KM-794
This specimen was lot 74586 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, May 2025), where it sold for $216. The catalog description[1] noted, "EGYPT. 5 Pounds, AH 1415/1994. Cairo Mint. PCGS PROOF-69 Deep Cameo. The Goddess Bastet." This NCLT is among dozens issued by the regime in 1993-94 to honor ancient Egyptian culture. Many of the designs were also used on gold fifty pounds. Wikipedia comments, "Bastet or Bast (Ancient Egyptian: bꜣstt)...is a goddess of ancient Egyptian religion, ...worshipped as early as the Second Dynasty (2890 BC). In ancient Greek religion, she was known as Ailuros (Koinē Greek: αἴλουρος, lit. 'cat')."
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 22.5 g, 0.999 fine silver, 38 mm diameter, reeded edge.
Catalog reference: KM-794.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, May 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction: Ancient & World Coins, featuring selections from the Sydney F. Martin Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
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