Ancient - Coin of Tyre

I picked this little bronze up a couple of weeks ago and it arrived yesterday. The images don't really do it justice.

PHOENICIA TYRE AE20
OBV: Turreted head of Tyche to right, palm branch behind
REV: Galley to left, prow terminating in volute, aphlaston at stern, NA (= 76/5 B.C.) and Tyre monogram above over IEΡAΣ [AΣNΛON] in monogram above, Phoenican letters below
Struck at Tyre, 76-75 BC
7g, 20mm
BMC 26, 255, 254
(In full disclosure, I had help at Forum with the attribution of this little baby)

 

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Cool pickup!

I have a greek coming too but it didnt arrive today like I hoped

 

Awesome Coin Bing!


Great History!

 

Shabamm!!

=> a double-winner => "Tyche" and a good ol "Ship/Prow"

... I love the looks of that coin, my friend (comfy & cool ... nice pick-up!!)

 

Ummm, please try to forgive my ignorance, but is this a Roman Republic Bronze?? ... or is this a Greek coin?

 

Phoenician, from Tyre.


This isn't a Roman Republican AE.

 

Okay => thanks, young dawg

 

This coin was struck 76-75 BC, so it would have been part of the Hellenistic Secleucid Kingdom

 

Thanks, Mang

 

nice coin, the galley is very cool, i don't have a phoenician coin yet for some reason....another problem i'll have to address.

i got a two coins in the mail today also,
this is how i feel when i open the mailbox and see a coin package in there!

 

ahahahaha ... exactly ...

Sadly, my wife has that same look on her face (funny how joy and rage are such close sisters, eh?)

 

I laughed when I saw that little video and showed my wife. She said it looked like rage to her. So I guess they are close sisters. Shhh - too close