Gold Plated Bronze Pyramid Shaped - Centenary of the Discovery of Tutankhamun's Tomb - 2022 - $1 Coin in Colour - SLE

King Tutankhamun was an Egyptian ruler who was thought to have been in power at the end of the 18th Dynasty from 1341 B.C, up until his death in 1324 B.C aged 19. Tutankhamun’s recognition was minute in comparison to his successors. However, at the time of his ruling the young king was often praised by the people of Egypt for amending his predecessor’s wrong doings and reforming Egypt after it had been left in turmoil at the hands of Akhenaten. Although Tutankhamun may have left an impression in the eyes of his people, the popularity of the young Pharaoh only arose on a global scale as the result of exploration of the various royal burial grounds by Europeans, more than 3000 years after his death. The excavation and documentation of the Tomb and its contents took Carter and his team an entire decade to complete due to the sheer volume of findings. During this period many archaeologists identified how, despite the vast number of artefacts retrieved, Tutankhamun’s Tomb was in fact smaller and less extensively decorated than other Egyptian royal Tombs of its time. Many went on to suggest how this Tomb was most likely constructed for a non-royal individual and was then adapted for Tutankhamun's use after his premature death. These findings proved significant for archaeologists as it spurred renewed interest in Ancient Egypt and the marvels of Luxor, making ‘Howard Carter’ and ‘Tutankhamun’ the renowned household names they are today.