One of my favorite coins....AV Stater Carthage 350BC

Dang...

Even my best is not the best, y'all set the bar rather high in this thread.

Africa, Zeugutana, Carthage
Anonymous (s. BC 310-290)
EL Dekadrachm (Stater)
18.5 mm x 7.27 grams
Obverse: Wreathed head of Tanit left, eleven pendants on necklace; pellet before neck
Reverse: Horse standing right; two pellets below exergue line
Ref:Jenkins & Lewis Group V, 259–79; MAA 10; SNG Copenhagen 975

 

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Love that Deka, Nathan. Well struck, centered, crisp... Worth your effort capturing that hunk of sun guts!

 

Great coins all. I have not yet ventured into gold coins, but these posts make it very tempting.

 

Come to the "Sun-Side"... I have but one Ancient, but many modern, world, etc...

 

Nice coins all, I have yet to have gone Carthaginian!

 

Great coin.

 

Wow Panzerman! You triggered a show of amazing Carthaginian gold and electrum coins, any of which could comfortably grace the cover of a museum exhibit catalog. Imagine your OP coin on banners hanging in front of the Met in New York. I'm not in the gold league but do have a deep interest in Carthage and will share my two bronzes.

Carthage, AE Shekel, 300-264 BC
Obv: Wreathed head of Tanit
Rev: Horse head, pellet
24mm x 18 mm, 4.63 grams
SNG COP 151
I was intrigued by this piece because it looks like it still has sprues on opposite sides from a casting tree. If anyone has more knowledge about the odd shape please jump right in.





Carthage, AE Shekel, 250 BC
Obv: Wreathed head of Tanit
Rev: Horse standing right, head turned
22mm, 6.96 grams
SG 6512





Both of these pieces are from the First Punic War era (264-241 BC) for control of Corsica and Sicily. This conflict doesn't get the attention associated with the Second Punic War, but was definitely a major contributor to Roman unease about Carthaginian expansion.

 

I always wished that Hannibal would have finished off the nasty Roman Republican armies, and made it part of Carthage. Still like the Victor Mature movie! But, then there would not have been all those lovely RR/Imperial/Byzantine AV/AR/AE coins. Maybe, then my ancestors would not have conquered Rome, and worst of all....no me! I still think Hannibal's victory at Cannae was awesome. Beautifull coin Ancientnoob!

 

Aww thanks bud. I make it a point now to wear protective glasses when viewing your threads.

 

@panzerman what part of Germany is your family from?
If they were from the interior of Germany then I don't think that your direct ancestors were involved in the Fall of Rome.
P.S. Roma Invicta!

 

I was born in Julich/ this was called Julich-Cleve-Berg in medieval times. One of Henry VIII's six wives was "Anne of Cleves", she was not very good looking....so he sent her packing back to Germany! Probably this was fortunate for her. My Mother was from Koln (Cologne) which was ruled by an Archbishop. When the last Duke of Julich died without a heir/ the Pope almost made the Duchy part of the Spanish Netherlands, however the Prince from Palatine converted to Catholicsm....so he got the prize instead. Here is one of my Cologne AV Goldguldens...

AV Goldgulden ND 20.5mm./3.50g. struck in 1372 at Bonn Mint
Frederick II of Saarewerden

 

Nice coin. Ah so your family is near the boarder with France, perhaps your ancestors were Franks.

 

My Mother's family is from the Bitburg area. I have also been to the Berg Castle.