EGYPT 50 piastres 1960 Tutankhamen Superb

Tutankhamen Mask (On the right)

Tutankhamun (c. 1341 BC – c. January / February 1323 BC), formerly known as Tutankhaton and known simply as Tutankhamun, was an Egyptian pharaoh belonging to the 18th dynasty [2], during the period of Egyptian history known as the New Kingdom or sometimes as empire. Howard Carter's 1922 discovery of the nearly intact tomb of Tutankhamun, whose excavations were funded by Lord Carnarvon [3] [4], received worldwide media coverage at the time, sparking renewed public interest in Ancient Egypt, for the such as the funerary mask of Tutankhamun, kept in the Egyptian Museum, remains the most popular symbol. Exhibits of artifacts from his tomb have traveled the world over the years