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You beat me to the punch/ but Carthage would work...Thank God! Even though the Carthaginians look "European"

 

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I presume this fits the "Same idea", as it's another small Carthaginian coin, assuming the last one was acceptable

Gold Fifth Stater of Zeugitana, Carthage
Obv. Head of Tanit left, wreathed with corn
Rev. Horse standing right, looking back
Mint: Carthage (ca 350-320 BC)
Wt./Size/Axis: 1.81g / - / 12h
References:

• Jenkins & Lewis 120
• SG 6454

Acquisition: Dix Noonan Webb Online auction 2-3 April 2014 #6 2-Apr-2014


Next - a larger Carthaginian coin

 

next: a large horsehead

 

No worries. My dyslexia has me think in chop logic. I was only having fun with you.

 

Next up: beautiful female on Greek coin

 

Maybe Parthenope.

Silver Didrachm of Neapolis
Obv. ΔΙΟΦΑΝΤΟΣ - Head of Parthenope right, wearing ear-ring and necklace; bunch of grapes behind
Rev. ΝΕΟΠΟΛΙΤΗΣ - Man-headed bull right, crowned by Nike flying right
Date: (ca 320-300)
Wt./Size/Axis: 7.31g / - / -
References:

• BMC Campania 47
• Rutter, Historia Nummorum 571
• Sambon 438
• SNG Munchen 234

Provenances:

• Auktion Ars Classica 15, Luzern 1930, Nr. 56

Acquisition: Kuenker 168 #7046 12-Mar-2010


Next - Man-headed Bull

 

GELA, SICILY
AR Litra
OBV: Naked horseman galloping left holding spear & shield
REV: Forepart of man-headed bull right
Struck at Gela, Sicily, 425BC
0.36g; 13mm
SNG Cop 275, BMC 52, Jenkins 405; HGC 2 374

Next: Broken or chipped

 

This guy is pretty rough on its edges.

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Next: A very nicely rounded ancient

 

This one is nice and round:



Next: mottled patina

 

Next: A sestertius of an "adoptive emperor" ...

 

Sestertius of Trajan 107-110 AD Obv, Bust right laureate drapery on far shoulder Rv. Single span bridge. RIC 569 Woytek 314 cC 25.80 grms 32mm Photo by W. Hansen Next coin Trajan

 

Trajan AR Tetradrachm, 100 AD, Phoenicia, Tyre. Obv. Laureate head of Trajan right; behind, ear of grain in left field; to right, club in right field; below, eagle with folded wings standing right, ΑΥΤΟΚΡ ΚΑΙϹ ΝΕΡ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ ΓΕΡΜ / Rev. Laureate bust of Melqart (as Herakles) right, lion’s skin tied at neck, ΔΗΜΑΡΧ ΕΞ ΥΠΑΤ Γ [= COS III]. RPC [Roman Provincial Coinage] Vol. III 3526 (2015); RPC Online at https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/3/3526; Prieur 1482 [Prieur, Michel and Karin, Syro-Phoenician Tetradrachms (London, 2000)]; McAlee 452 [McAlee, Richard, The Coins of Roman Antioch (2007)]. 27 mm., 14.25 g.


Next: Melqart.

 

MELQART



Carthage-LIBYAN UPRISING - Mercenaries issue
Mercenary War 241-238 BCE
7.36g AR DiShekel
Melqart / Herakles Head in Lion's Head-
Lion walking; Punic M above; LIBYA below
R SNG Cop 240f
Overstrike

Coins were struck in the name of Libya and "M", which has been taken as either "machanat" - the Camp (of the mercenaries), or perhaps Matho, their leader

Next: Another Melqart

 

Phoenicia, Tyre. Pseudo-Autonomous. Time of Roman Emperor Trajan. Æ.
Struck year 238 of the City Era(112/113 A.D.)
O: Laureate head of Melqart right, with lion-skin knotted around neck.
R: MH-TPO / ΠOΛ-EωΣ across fields, club surmounted by monogram TYP('Tyre); in field, date ΗΛΣ and Phoenician letters לצר('of Tyre'); all within oak wreath.
RPC III 3888

NEXT: Another Æ Roman Provincial coin minted in Tyre featuring a deity portrait other than Melqart.

 

New theme,
Titus as Caesar under Vespasian/ Mars

next, a divus Titus

 

That doesn't look like Tyche to me.

 

Why a new theme? I thought you're supposed to wait 12 hours. It's been less than two.

 

sorry, I posted this from my phone, it doesn't refresh the page from yesterday's horse theme!
continue with the previous theme!

 

I ALWAYS forget to refresh the screen, AND be sure that I am on the LAST page. Made that mistake MANY a time!

 

Twelve hour rule:

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