Mighty Carthage

Well, I for one am curious to hear the long stupid story anyway!

 

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https://www.cointalk.com/threads/happy-birthday-alegandron.281054/#post-2465792

 

I do have this Palm / Horse-Head design in Bronze, but it is larger (AE 17)


Carthage Zeugitania Æ17 6.1g 350-320 BCE Palm Tree Horse Head SNG Cop 102

 

Very interesting and pleasing AR Litra you got there, Alegandron! I've never seen one before. Congrats!

 

Thank you Sir! It caught my eye, then it was MINE!

 

Real nice OP coins! I like both the gold and the silver!

All I got is AE:

 

On the contrary, that is a very short & nice story! I have a couple of Fears' courses on my "to listen" list from the Great Courses... I will have to pick them up next time they're on sale! How lucky to have had him in person.

 

He wes an incredible Professor, living the History as he taught it. Regretfully, he passed in 2012 at a too young 67.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Rufus_Fears

 

Fantastic silver litra you got there @Alegandron

All I can contribute with on this thread is a small bronze taht I've already shown so many times, but you asked, didn't you ?


Siculo-Punic, AE16 264-241 BC
Head of Tanit left
Horse right and palm tree
1.75 gr, 16 mm
Ref : SNG Cop. 111

Q

 

ALWAYS feel free to post Carthage coins as much as you like! If the Romans had not erradicated this rival empire in 146 BCE, we may had a much different world today!

 

Awesome coins

 

WOW!! Congrats on the terrific purchase @Alegandron!!

Wonderful posts everyone!!!

I'll throw in this denarius: From the date, it's obvious that this denarius is NOT attributable to the more familiar historical 'Scipio' but struck by a much later descendant---Q Caecillus Metellus Pius Scipio.

This coin was struck during his African campaigns and the type refers to Africa and the fertility of the province. He was defeated by Caesar at Thapsus and when cornered in flight by the fleet of Publius Sittius, he committed suicide. Apparently, he was the last man of any consequence to bear that famous name.


Denarius of Q Caecillus Metellus Pius Scipio and Eppius Legatus
Struck by the military mint traveling with Scipio in Africa, circa 47-46 BC
Crawford 461/1; 17 mm, 3.87 grams
Q METELL SCIPIO IMP
Head of Africa wearing elephant skin headdress, staff of grain to right, plow below
EPPIVS LEG F C
Hercules standing/facing with hand on hip, leaning on club, draped with lion skin and set on rock.

 

Gorgeous Denarius @Mikey Zee ! I do not have that one yet!

 

Great coins @Alegandron
The coins from Carthage / North Africa are tempting extensions to my RR collection. I try to avoid another collecting area, but I have a few including:
Numidia, Massinissa


Mine are well worn. The jumping horses are neat.

I have a Scipio also -

I know the attribution is in question, but I stick my head in the sand and call it the first living Roman on a coin.

 

NICE coins! And, yeah, your focus on Early Rome / Italia Aes coinage is incredible! An inspiration for me, but I will never match what you have accomplished. Well done Gene.

I have the two Kings of Numidia:


Numidia - Massinissa 203-148 BCE Leaping Horse (thicker face)


Numidia - Micipsi - 148-118 BCE Galloping Horse (thinner face)

 

I managed to capture this one recently. Photo and attribution (and coin) courtesy of John Anthony:


CARTHAGINIAN EMPIRE
Æ Shekel(?), 20mm, 5.2g, 9h; Mint on Sardinia, c. 300-264 BC.
Obverse: Wreathed head of Tanit left.
Reverse: Head of horse right.
References: CNP 251e; MAA 57a; SNG Copenhagen 144–6

A similar one:

Zeugitana, Carthage. Circa 264-241 BC. Sardinian mint (?). Æ 19mm 3.8 gm.
Obverse: Head of Tanit left.
Reverse: Horse's head right; palm tree and pellet.
References: SNG Copenhagen 174-175.

A freebie Fred Shore gave me in the 1990s. Looks like some mint worker got a little too rough breaking off one of the sprues.


John

 

Sweet coins everyone. The OP coins are awesome, I much prefer the silver too. I don't have any coins from Carthage yet but I did grab this Micipsa coin from Kens auction last week.