The 2025 Leonidas release from the Legendary Warriors series honors the Spartan king who held the pass at Thermopylae, struck in two ounces of silver and certified perfect at NGCX Mint State 10, Antiqued. With a mintage of just 500 coins worldwide, this $5 Niue legal tender issue offers the kind of scarcity that anchors serious modern collections.
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: King Leonidas in high relief with gilded helmet, armor, sword, and shield
- Reverse: an armory of ancient weapons surrounding the Public Seal of Niue
The obverse stages Leonidas in deep high relief before a colonnaded Greek hall, his warriors ranked behind him in crested helmets. The king grips a broad sword angled across his body and braces a round shield ringed with a Greek key border and charged with the Spartan lambda, both blazing in gold gilding alongside his plumed helmet and breastplate. The surrounding soldiers, drapery, and architecture stay in shadowed, antiqued silver, so the gilded king seems lit from within. LEONIDAS I arcs across the top of the scene.
The reverse gathers the weapons of the ancient world: axes, swords, spears, a spiked mace, and a curved bow radiate from a central medallion bearing the Public Seal of Niue, all rendered in the same battle-worn antiqued texture. LEGENDARY WARRIORS spans the top, with FINE SILVER, 2025, FIVE DOLLARS, and 2 oz 999 completing the rim.
Each coin ships in a sealed NGC black-core holder with the series label, the Mint State 10 Antiqued grade, and NGC’s verification barcode for permanent authentication.
Perfect grade, sculptural gilded artistry, and only 500 examples on earth make this Leonidas a fitting tribute to the 300. Order yours from Hero Bullion today and hold the line before they are gone.