I normally pass on Greek coin lots, but this one struck my fancy with the horses. There are 3 Numidian Micipa / horse coins, 4 Punic Tanit / horse coins and one Greek with Zeus / trident coin. The middle coin on the left, also below, has the Phoenician letters M and K below the horse (Sear 6596). The other two are Sear 6597. From left to right and bottom to top - 13.46 grams 25.5 mm 14.62 grams 25.2 mm 5.40 grams 20.7 mm 8.58 grams 21.0 mm 12.06 grams 24.6 mm 4.81 grams 18.1 mm 5.55 grams 18.3 mm 4.91 grams 18.0 mm A quick glance of my books did not find one like the bottom right coin with a knife symbol. Anyone have a guess? Is there a good way to tell Carthage coins from those issued in Sicily and Spain? Post your ponies. I am a bit undecided if the coin on the middle left has counter marks or just corrosion spots. I could not tell from the seller's pics and I can not tell with the coin in hand. I think they are corrosion sopts.
I have some of those coins: Numidia - Micipsi - 148-118 BCE Numidia - Massinissa Sicily Syracuse 275-215 BC AE 19 Hieron II Poseidon-Trident Syracuse Hieron II 275-215 BCE AE20 Poseidon Trident Dolphin
I have some of those two! My most recent arrival: Kings of Numidia, Micipsa, c. 148-118 BC Æ26, 12.9g, 12h; Numidian mint. Obv.: Laureate head of king left. Rev.: Horse galloping left, pellet below. Zeugitana, Carthage, BC 300 - 264 AE, 4.78g, 19mm; 2h Obv.: Head of Tanit left, wreathed in corn Rev.: Horsehead right
I thought I had photos of my hemi''s but I don't. Guess that means when I get time I need to do some clickin.
I don't mean to crash this 5hread. But I saw some green on a couple of your pics. I had mine out earier & some have green that wasn't there before. How can you tell the dif french of BD or like minerals & such.. I've got them separated.
BD is powdery and flakes off. Mine are mineral and stable. I will go in and check them again, and perhaps verdicare them if ever needed.
As Alegandron said, BD is powdery or flakey and easily comes off when scratched with something soft like a wooden toothpick or a rose thorn. Not everything that is green is bronze disease, and even bright green is a common patina color on bronze, so you have to be careful not to make the mistake many new collectors make and go trying to remove green patina that is stable. Really the most basic definition of bronze disease is that it isn't stable, the coin is actually changing and being corroded from it. That said, if there's some green that wasn't there before, that is worrying. Got pictures? Preferably, before and after.
@red_spork @Alegandron I don't want to crash the OP''s thread so I will start a new & post pics there as soon as possible.
Well, I'll throw in my Numidian bronze of Micipsa and a Carthaginian bronze with Tanit and the pony....
A couple of mine 241-221bc Carthage AE14 Head of Tanit left Prancing Horse 350-250bc Kyme, Aeolis modern Nemrut Limani In Turkey Forepart of horse Single handle vase, arrow bottom right
