New batch just arrived from USA Intaglio Mint. This Private Mint makes some of the best silver pieces on the market and quality is always top notch. They always sell out and the pieces can be very tough to find! Memento Mori "Carpe Diem" 2 Troy Oz High Relief Large 50mm 999 Silver Rounds in premium Air-tite Capsules, all made in USA. $150 each plus postage $6 letter/$10 satchel /$13 express (5 available) Listed Elsewhere Video on my youtube here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLq_0_aX0Yo&t=370s Background Info : During the time of ancient Rome, legend has it that a general returning home after being triumphant in an important battle, paraded around the entire city celebrating his victory. He received accolades, congratulations, and compliments from the crowds. For a moment, the general felt a great deal of pride and intense arrogance. At that moment, a slave, who would have otherwise gone unremembered, said in a low voice, so not to be heard by anyone but his master, uttered the words, “Memento mori.” “Remember that you too will die.” So profound and obvious that it remains important in Western culture even to this day. The concept of “Memento mori” may seem overtly morbid to our sensibilities, but mindfulness of our own mortality is key to making us realize the importance of making the most of the time that we have on earth. Quintus Horatius Flaccus, known in the English-speaking world as Horace, was the leading Roman lyric poet during the time of Augustus. For Horace, mindfulness of our own mortality was key to making us realize the importance of the moment. “Remember that you are mortal, so seize the day” (Carpe diem). “Carpe diem” is part of Horace’s injunction “carpe diem quam minimum credula postero,” which appears in his Odes (I.11), published in 23 BCE. SPECIFICATIONS WEIGHT 2.00 troy ounce THICKNESS 3.60 mm PURITY .999 fine FINISH Brilliant Uncirculated EDGE Reeded DIAMETER 50mm
