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Next up: Carthage in Sicily

 

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next: Carthago

 

Carthage AE 27mm, 21.06 g. 200-146 BC.
Obv.: head of Tanit left
Rev.: horse pacing r., punic letter beneath.

Next : punic script

 

edit - bad post, my internet connection trolls me

 

Next up: Melqart

 

I'm afraid it's nearly the same as @Ryro 's, but mine has only one tuna-fish.
Gades (Cadix, Spain), late 3rd c. BC. AE 19 mm.
Obv.: head of Melqart wearing lion-skin left, club behind
rev.: Punic legend : MP'L / HGDR, tuna-fish swimming left.

Next : more fish !

 

The Thracian Chersonese. Chersonesos circa 386-338 BC.
Hemidrachm AR
12 mm, 2,25 g
Obv: Forepart of lion right, head turned back.
Rev: Quadripartite incuse square - [E beside] pellet // fish
BMC Thrace pg. 185, 32, 33; McClean 4103

Next - Thracian Chersonese

 

THRACE Cherronesos


THRACE Cherronesos Æ10 1.0g 386-309 BCE Roaring lion head - Star of five rays SNG BM Black Sea 726 SNG Stancomb 463

Next: Non-Roman Non-Greek STAR

 

Next up: cool helmet

 

This celator knew how to engrave helmets, even the Roma helmet on the reverse is cool.

Helmeted Licinius from Rome:

AE3, 318-319 AD. 19mm 3.1 grams

IMP LI-CINIVS AVG, helmeted and cuirassed bust right

ROMAE AETERNAE, Roma seated right, shield on lap inscribed X/V. P-R across fields.

Mintmark: RQ

Reference: RIC VII Rome 151; Cohen 150; Sear 15354.





Next: Another cool helmet.

 

next: macedonian shield

 

Here is a new one that I've not shown. The Demetrios Poliorketes monogram half units have at least two types. This type doesn't have the pellets in between the half circles on the shield:

Next up: more Demetrios Poliorketes

 

GREAT STAR!

 

Demetrius the Besieger. Hope someone has another one. We read Plutarch in college, here is an interesting link to Plutarch's book on Demetrius.

 

Demetrios Poliorketes silver Drachm
Obv.: Nike alighting atop prow of galley left, blowing trumpet in her right hand, and cradling stylis in her left arm
Rev.: ΔΕΜΗΤΡΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΟΣ - Poseidon Pelagaios, nude, standing left, wielding, mantle draped over his left arm; A to left, AI monogram within circle to right
Mint: Tarsos (ca 298-295)
Wt./Size/Axis: 3.87g / 18mm / 1h
References:

• Newell 44
• München 1039

Acquisition: CNG Internet eAuction 231 #41 14-Apr-2010


Next - figure with a trident

 

ROMAN REPUBLIC
Moneyer Q. Crepereius M.f. Rocus
69 BCE (revised from Crawford's 72 BCE)
AR serrate denarius; 3.99 gm
Obv: draped bust of Amphitrite seen from behind, with head turned r.; behind, sea anemone; horizontal I to right of right shoulder (only partly visible on this coin)
Rev: Neptune in biga of hippocamps right, holding reins and brandishing trident; above, I and below, Q·CREPER·M·F / ROCVS
Ref: Crawford 399/1b; Babelon Crepereia 1. Sydenham 796a. Rare.
from HJB BBS 200, October 2016
ex NAC 78 lot 1828, from the JD Collection of Roman Republican Coins

Next: Serrate denarius

 

Next up: coin that is toning up nicely

 

@Ryro ..Wow!...That's nice!

 

LOL, don’t let @Ryro fool ya! He just dropped his Denarius in the mustard when he was making a hotdog!

 

Lol! Funny you'd say that. I was thinking, maybe I got some funky lighting in the Pic. But went and looked at the coin and it's more golden orange than ever!
Thanks @Spaniard it's so weird how you'll get some denarius that are "shiny" and they stay that way for years. Then you'll get a totally similar type and it's like watching a slow moving light show!
RRs seem to be particularly susceptible to dope toning.