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Amazing gold, wish I had more, gold to the moon!

 

Here's a gold token from Venezuela the country with all the oil! This is one of the Caciques de Venezuela=Indian Chiefs of the 16th century who were honored in 1962. Each one who fought against the Spanish colonization of Venezuela got a gold token 22k with their likeness on it, wish they were dated but no such luck!

 

AV


PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. temp. Darios I to Xerxes II. Circa 485-420 BC. AV Daric (14mm, 8.30 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes mint. Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance right, holding spear in right hand, bow in left / Incuse punch. Carradice Type IIIb, Group A/B (pl. XIII, 27); Meadows, Administration 321; BMC Arabia pl. XXIV, 26. VF. Well centered and struck.



Carthage - Zeugitana AV 1-10th Stater-Shekel 350-320 BCE 0.94g 7.5mm Palm- Horse Head SNG COP 132



Ottoman Empire
Kostantiniye, (Istambul)
Suleyman I (The Magnificent) (r. AD 1520- 1566)
AV Sultani 20 mm x 3.36 grams Dated ( AH 926 or AD 1520)
Obverse: Sultan Süleyman Shah bin Sultan Selim Shah, Azze nasruhu, dhuribe fi qustantiniyah , seneh (926)-(Sultan Süleyman Shah son of Sultan Selim Shah, May his Victory be Glorious struck in Constantinople Year (AH 926) )
Reverse:Reverse : Dharibun-Nadri sahibbul izzi vennasri filberri velbahr-(Striker of the Glittering, Master of Might Victory and of Land and the Sea.)
Ref: Album -1317

Suleiman the Magnificent CE 1520-1566
AV Sultani
Constantinople mint 1520
20mm 3.4g


EL


Africa, Zeugitana, Carthage
EL Stater (also circulated as a Dekadrachm)
Anonymous, BCE 310-290
18.5 mm x 7.27 g
Obv: Grain-Wreathed head of Tanit left, triple-pendant earring and necklace; pellet before neck
Rev: Horse standing right; two pellets below ground line
Ref: Jenkins & Lewis Group V, 259–79; MAA 12; SNG Copenhagen 136

COMMENTS: Carthage was a Phoenician city-state situated in North Africa. Historically founded in 814 BCE by citizens of Tyre, it lasted until 146 BCE. During the 7th to 3rd Century BCE, the Carthaginian Empire covered much of North Africa and the Western Mediterranean. Carthage struggled through Greek-Punic Wars between 600-265 BCE over Sicily, and further, fought the well known three Punic Wars with the Roman Republic. The last Punic war resulted in their complete and utter destruction in 146 BCE.
When this Stater was issued 310-290 BCE, Carthage was at the zenith of its power. It was during the Third Greek War in Sicily that Hamilcar, Grandson of Hanno had taken virtually all of Sicily. Syracuse was the last stronghold that Carthage did not control, and they laid siege. In desperation, Agathokles the Tyrant of Syracuse, lead 14,000 troops to the Carthage homeland in North Africa during 310 BCE. He won some victories but by 307 BCE Agathokles was completely defeated.
This EL Stater may had been raised to finance the War with Agathokles, particularly when he invaded the Carthaginian homeland in North Africa. It was probably the first time Carthage was seriously attacked at home. The Electrum Stater, according to Jenkins was worth a ration of 10-1 silver to Electrum (Dekadrachm), during the reign of Agathokles. The production of EL Staters to finance Hamilcar's Army was critical for the successful defense of Carthage. The issue probably continued on during the height of Carthage's power and before the First Punic war with Rome.



Japan Meiji Era AV-AR Ingot 1868-1869 Nibu Kin Samurai Shogun Paulonia Chrys

 

MONGOLIA


Mongolia
1999
1000 Tugriks 7.76g gold
Diamond Eyed Tiger 0.1 karat
MC-001GLH0270

 

Dang, @Alegandron got some beautiful rarities, and that Mongolian Tiger, sweet! Here's an Una and the Lion gold half sovereign I've had for quite awhile, nothing too htf but still one of my favs!

 

Thank you. I focus on Ancients, many are purdy rare, but fun to have.

The Mongolian Tiger with diamond eyes was a whim purchase. I have a rare version of a jital of Genghiz Khan. I thought it would be fun having a modern Mongolia coin, since I had been there.

I also focus on US and World AV coins, but rarely photo them. Just have ‘em.

I recently captured a 1922 $20.00 Gold Certificate to complement my StGaudens $20 piece.

comment to your Half Sovereign… I think that is a cool denom. I have a few of them

 

Yeah, I know, I need to take my own pics... but here they are:

As stated in my prior post:

AV (Gold)

Half Sovereign


Wannabe Gold





NOT AV (not Gold)

I do enjoy my Genghiz Khan...
Killed off millions of Asians.


Great Mongols, Genghis (Chingiz) Khan,
AH 603-624/ AD 1206-1227,
AE Jital (4.12gm, 2h),
Ghazna type, undated, citing Genghis as Khaqan and
citing on the reverse, the 'Abbasid caliph al-Nasir. O: 'adl / khaqan / al-a'zam("the Just and Supreme Khaqan" or "Just [coin] of the Supreme Khaqan"). R: al-Nasir / li-Din Allah / amir al-mu- / -minin ("al-Nasir li-Din Allah, commander of the faithful").
RARE - "Only The Just Kahn" in title
SICA-9, 1008; Tye 329; Album 1969