Ancients => Tunny Fish for Lunch!!

Discussion in 'Ancient Coins' started by stevex6, Feb 26, 2017.

  1. chrsmat71

    chrsmat71 I LIKE TURTLES!

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

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    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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  3. chrsmat71

    chrsmat71 I LIKE TURTLES!

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

    alde Always Learning

    You do have a chubby tunny.
     
  5. Sallent

    Sallent Live long and prosper

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

    alde Always Learning

    Whatever it is I wouldn't want to meet it in a dark ally.
     
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  7. TypeCoin971793

    TypeCoin971793 Just a random guy on the internet

    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.
     
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  8. TypeCoin971793

    TypeCoin971793 Just a random guy on the internet

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

    rrdenarius non omnibus dormio

    Love your minnow @stevex6 ! That's pronounced minner back home.
    Mine small fish is an AE13, dolphin
    2.23.16 007.JPG 2.23.16 012.JPG 18D.jpg 18R.jpg
    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 Apparently unpublished.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
     
  10. Roman Collector

    Roman Collector Well-Known Member

    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.

    Cyzicus AE 17.jpg
    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
     
  11. zumbly

    zumbly Ha'ina 'ia mai ana ka puana

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

    Kyzikos Tuna400.jpg
    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.
     
  12. randygeki

    randygeki Coin Collector

  13. stevex6

    stevex6 Random Mayhem

    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

    dolphin & scallop.jpg

    Crabs
    akragas Trias.jpg Sicily Akragas.jpg Sicily Akragas AE Counterstamp.jpg


    Mussels
    Aeolis Gryneion.jpg


    Octopus
    syracuse octopus.jpg


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

    Ionia Shrimp.jpg
     
    Last edited: Feb 27, 2017
  14. Okidoki

    Okidoki Well-Known Member

    here he is again :DD
    249 P MYSIA. Kyzikos. Obol BMC 118.jpg
     
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  15. Collect89

    Collect89 Coin Collector

    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.
    fish big fish cropped.jpg
     
  16. stevex6

    stevex6 Random Mayhem

    Wow, sweet tunny-coin, Oki

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

    :rolleyes:
     
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