The 2025 Hannibal entry in the Legendary Warriors series pairs two full ounces of silver with sculptural artistry, and this listing delivers it certified at the very top of the scale: NGCX Mint State 10, Antiqued. Only 500 coins were struck, making this $5 Niue legal tender issue as scarce as the Carthaginian general was feared.
Key Features:
- Contains 2 troy ounces of .999 fine silver with an antiqued finish and selective gold gilding
- Certified NGCX 10, the perfect grade on NGC’s 10-point scale, in a black-core holder
- Obverse: Hannibal in high relief, gilded armor and spear, with a lion draped across his shoulders
- Reverse: an armory of ancient weapons surrounding the Public Seal of Niue
The obverse presents Hannibal in dramatic high relief, standing amid tumbled ruins with a classical temple rising behind him. A plumed helmet, layered armbands, belted sword, and tall standard topped with a trident-like spearhead are all picked out in gold gilding, glowing against the smoke-gray antiqued fields. A lion’s pelt drapes across his shoulders, its head and paws hanging at his chest, and HANNIBAL arcs overhead in the clouded sky. The mix of gilded metal and shadowed silver gives the design the depth of a miniature sculpture.
The reverse assembles the tools of ancient war: axes, swords, spears, a spiked mace, a curved composite bow, and a draped standard radiate outward from a central medallion bearing the Public Seal of Niue. LEGENDARY WARRIORS crowns the arrangement, with FINE SILVER, 2025, FIVE DOLLARS, and 2 oz 999 completing the border inscriptions.
Each coin arrives sealed in an NGC black-core holder with a Legendary Warriors series label, the Mint State 10 Antiqued designation, and NGC’s verification barcode, so grade and authenticity travel with the coin.
With a 500-coin mintage, perfect certification, and a subject collectors chase, this Hannibal release sits squarely in modern numismatic territory. Order yours from Hero Bullion today before the last of the 500 march off.