[CLOSED] Giveaway: Phoenicia (Arados): bronze Æ17, ca. 242-166 BC

Discussion in 'Ancient Coins' started by lordmarcovan, Dec 10, 2022.

  1. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan 48-year collector Moderator

    Update: this giveaway is now CLOSED. The winner was announced here.

    This is Round 12 of my Giveaway #78.

    In 24 hours or so, there will be a random drawing for this coin.

    You may enter the giveaway here.

    *Do not post entries on this announcement thread, please. You see, the drawing is done with a random number generator, based on the post numbers in the giveaway thread. So entries need to be posted over there in order to count.

    If you don't want the coin for yourself, you may enter on someone else's behalf.

    Free worldwide shipping, of course.

    The prize for this round is a...

    Phoenicia (Arados): bronze Æ17, ca. 242-166 BC; turreted head of Tyche / Athena on ship's prow
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    Obverse: turreted head of Tyche (Fortuna) right, wearing mural crown.
    Reverse: Athena standing left on prow of galley; club and monogram above.

    Bronze, 17.3 mm, 3.91 g. Struck ca. 242-166 BC at Arados in Phoenicia (now Arwad in modern Syria).

    Ex- Biga Numismatics (formerly Alibaba Coins), Netherlands, 13 May 2020. They attributed this as Duyrat-1365.
     
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