Family has been visiting the red_spork household so I haven't been able to post much recently but now that I've got a little break I thought I'd share an auction win from the most recent auction at Agora. I have a few others that I'll hopefully find some time to post later this week but this one is probably my favorite of my recent pickups(probably because I just re-listened to Dan Carlin's "Punic Nightmares" series). Zeugitania, Carthage. Ca. 400-350 B.C. Æ unit (15.3 mm, 2.77 g, 8 h). Wreathed head of Tanit left, wearing earring and necklace / Horse standing right; palm tree behind; two pellets to right. MAA 18a Post your coins from Carthage if you've got em! This is my first but I doubt it will be my last.
CARTHAGE/SICILY-PUNIC Æ17 OBVERSE: Head of Tanit left, wreathed with corn REVERSE: Horse right, palm behind Struck at Zeugitana, Carthage or Siculo-Punic, 3d-4th Century BC 3.5g, 17mm Weber 8509v CARTHAGE/SICILY-PUNIC AE20 OBVERSE: Date palm tree with fruit Rev: Horse head Struck at Zeugitana, Carthage or Siculo-Punic, 3d-4th Century BC 8.2g, 20mm SNG Cop-103 CARTHAGE/SICILY-PUNIC Æ15 OBVERSE: Head of Tanit left REVERSE: Galloping horse right Struck at Carthage, 3d-4th Century BC 4.59g, 15.6mm SNG Cop 1024
Great coin, spork! Carthiginian issues seem to contain many, many coins struck off-center. You guys have collected some handsome, centered coins.
very cool score, red_spork!! (yummy addition) I have a Carthage and an anti-Carthage offering for your sweet thread ... CARTHAGE Æ20 Circa 300-264 BC Diameter: 20 mm Weight: 4.79 grams Obverse: Wreathed head of Tanit left Reverse: Horse’s head right; palm tree before, pellet below Reference: MAA 57m; SNG Copenhagen 175 VANDALS IN CARTHAGE, Æ 21 NUMMI Date: 523-533 AD Diameter: 20.26 mm Weight: 6.28 grams Obverse: Soldier standing facing Reverse: Head of horse left, XXI in exergue Attribution: MEC 45
