2019 Niue ATLANTIS - THE SUNKEN CITY Convex 2oz Silver Coin

2019 Niue ATLANTIS - THE SUNKEN CITY Convex 2 oz. Silver Coin

The silver coin features Atlantis is a fictional island mentioned within an allegory on the hubris of nations in Plato's works Timaeus and Critias, where it represents the antagonist naval power that besieges "Ancient Athens", the pseudo-historic embodiment of Plato's ideal state in The Republic.

In the story, Athens repels the Atlantean attack unlike any other nation of the known world, supposedly giving testament to the superiority of Plato's concept of a state. The story concludes with Atlantis falling out of favor with the deities and submerging into the Atlantic Ocean. 500 coins worldwide only.