I just posted some fish in a previous thread, and it was suggested a thread get started just for the tunnies, and since thread-starting makes me feel more important than thread-replying, I thought that was a fantastic idea. I'm reposting my coins here. Please post yours! On this one I love that the head of the tunny has the spine sticking out its back. That along with the other tunny in its mouth make it about as gory as you can get for a fish-themed coin. Kyzikos, Mysia 600-525 BC Obv: Head of tunny left with smaller tunny in its mouth. Rev: Quadripartite incuse square. .45 g Smaller than a penny, larger than one piece of rice --------------- This one's not much to look at, but it was my first coin with an incuse punch reverse and I like how basic/rudimentary both sides are: Kyzikos, Mysia 550-500 BC Obv: Two tunny, one above the other. Rev: Rough incuse punch, possibly quadripartite. .43 g 9mm
I smell something fishy! I love those little coins. Those are some nice pictures. I only have one, which I need to rephotograph as the obverse is a little out of focus. KYZIKOS, MYSIA AR Hemiobol (0.394g., 9.6mm) Kyzikos Mint (450-400 BCE) Forepart of boar running left, tunny fish upwards behind Head of roaring lion left, star of four rays above, all in incuse square SNG Cop 49
Thanks! A friend and I were joking that I should set up a tiny drop cloth and some tiny crates and shoot the coins like it was a Sears family photo, but I don't know where to get tiny drop cloths or tiny crates. Out of focus or not, that's a nice-looking obverse. I'll try to get mine photographed and posted tomorrow.
Mysia Kyzicos Tunny Fish. c. 600-550 B.C. EL. 24th Stater (6mm., 0.50gm.,) Head of Tunny right, Quadripartite incuse square.
Tunny-eating-tunny came as part of a lot and so was tiny enough in the photos that I didn't realize it had anything in its mouth until I was IDing it at home. I really like unidentified lots. Figuring out what's what feels so much more involved than just moving the coin from the envelope to the album and then looking at it. I've been wanting to get a one-tunny but they don't come up often! And Topcat, any time you're feeling charitable I will found a charity that accepts coins, as I've no yellow in my collection yet.
The ancient world was a tunny eat tunny world. There you have it, my 8th bad joke of the year on Cointalk. I'm on a roll.
My only coin with a tunny Kyzikos, Mysia AR Tritatemorion, 9X12mm, 0.58g; 480-450 BC. Obv.: Forepart of running boar left, tunny fish facing upward. Rev.: Roaring lion. From the collection of Dr. Sidney Mygind
i hadn't seen the fish eating the other type (or maybe i just hadn't noticed the smaller fish)...neat little fish!
