Ancients => Tunny Fish for Lunch!!

that's an awesome little fish, looks like a stickleback...



i recently purchased a little pork snack, but it hasn't arrived yet. here's my mysian pork/tuna combo. i'm not one to brag much, but you'll notice i have a big tuna.

 

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lol! i was post my big ol' tuna as you were typing stevex!

 

You do have a chubby tunny.

 

Awesome, the lion in yours looks like some freaky hybrid of a bear/lion. I love it.

 

Whatever it is I wouldn't want to meet it in a dark ally.

 

That's a new-ish animal for your collection. The detail on these tiny things is nothing short of incredible, especially for 600-480 BC.

 

I would, but only armed with a 12-Guage and a meat cleaver.

 

Love your minnow @stevex6 ! That's pronounced minner back home.
Mine small fish is an AE13, dolphin

Italy. Northern Apulia, Salapia. AE 14 mm, 275-250 BC. Obv. Dolphin left;above [ΣAΛ]ΑΠΙΝΩΝ. Rev. Dolphin right. HN Italy -. Cf. 689/694. SNG ANS -. Garrucci -. AE. g. 3.40 mm. 14.50 RRR. Good VF. Apparently unpublished. Nice light-green patina.
ΣAΛAΠINΩN = SALAPINON OR Salapia

 

I have one from the same mint with a tunny fish as a minor device on the reverse. It's one of a handful of Greek bronzes I have.


Greek AE 17
Mysia, Cyzicus, c. 400 BC - 280 BC or later
4.02 g; 17.3 mm
Obv: Head of Kore Soteira, right.
Rev: KYZI, tripod, tunny fish below, plectrum to right.
Refs: BMC 37, 136; Sear Greek 3861; c.f. SNG Cop 62

 

Wow, that's a posh-looking little snack, Steve. In comparison, mine looks like someone's leftover dinner...


MYSIA, Kyzikos
AR Obol. 0.57g, 9.3mm. MYSIA, Kyzikos, circa 600 - 550 BC. Von Fritze II 5; SNG von Aulock 7328. O: Tunny fish left. R: Quadripartite incuse square.

 

Nice

 

Thanks for the coinpliments, gang ... oh, and thanks for posting your awesome coin examples (man, I love seeing other people's haul!!)

Hmmmm, what's for dinner?

=> SEAFOOD!!

Scallops



Crabs



Mussels



Octopus



... and a few shrimp on the ol' BBQ ...

 

here he is again D

 

Great tuna snack Mr. Steve. The only problem with my Mysia, Kyzikos coin is that the tunny is way off the flan.

Here are a couple big fish we caught at night at the end of Long Island NY. There was a full moon that night & the stripper fishing was great. I believe that the tuna fishing is best further off the coast in the open ocean.

 

Wow, sweet tunny-coin, Oki

=> oh, and thanks for that awesome photo, C89 (looks like good times)