Ancient Numidian

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Wow-- that's one of the nicest of its type I've seen!

I have one purchased from @Valentinian several years ago. I had purchased several coins for prizes in a contest and ended up keeping this one


Numidia (North Africa, southwest of Carthage)
King Masinissa or his son King Micipsa
203-148 BCE or 148-118 BCE
AE 26 mm, 11.0 gm
Obv: Laureate head left
Rev: Unicorn Horse prancing left
Ref: Sear 6597

 

Nice coin @Deacon Ray

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KINGS OF NUMIDIA, MICIPSA
AE27
OBVERSE: Laureate, bearded head left
REVERSE: Prancing horse left, pellet below
Struck at Numidia, 118 BC
14.4g, 27mm
SNG Cop 505; Mazard 50; Müller 32
Ex JAZ Numismatics

 

I have owned one or two of these in the past, but it is a series and culture that I literally know nothing about!

 

Lord forgive me for I am green with envy at @Deacon Ray 's superb OP coin. Thankfully the Lord in all his wisdom did not make an 11th commandment saying "Though shall not covet another man's coins." If that were the case, my soul would be imperiled at this moment.

 

haha! "there will be 5...make that 4 prizes awarded"><

 

well, you're already outpacing me.

 

That’s pretty awesome, TIF! That’s without a doubt a unicorn!

 

@Sallent - I have a feeling you actually realize that the catch-all language "or anything that belongs to your neighbor" at the end of that commandment will be construed to have prohibited us from coveting our neighbors' coins as well.

 

I'm sorry, but who here has not "coveted" a coin or two posted on this forum? I know I have.

 

I covet that coin.


I TOTALLY covet that coin .

But seriously, that's an outstanding example of the type DR...awesome. One of these if very much on the list.

 

Actually coveted? Like i wish that particular coin were mine and that it did not belong to him or her any longer? I haven't experienced that. I think I read that it is totally acceptable to say to one's self that the particular coin (for instance) the other owns is beautiful and desirable and that I would like to have a coin like it. It is okay to go out and get a similar coin. Somehow, I do not think that is coveting. I forget now where I learned that. Perhaps from a talk by my fave religious scholar - but I'm not sure.

It occurs to me that this post may be bordering on religious discussion, so I won't say more on this subject.

 

Tell me, why is this coin interesting for you, is it rare? Or valuable? Why are you so excited about this coin?

 

Aethelred—I’m with you. What little I know about Numidia I learned after I obtained the coin in an auction. I bid on it because I liked the horse.

 

Okay. Let's just say I've seen so many coins of which I wish I had the likes. Is that better wording?

 

I'm not the Judge. But if I were arguing on your behalf before the "Heavenly court" I would argue that you did not covet.

 

...ok coveteers..line up... (now open for bizness) oh, and, of course, bring me your best coin(small donation)

 

Cool coin @Deacon Ray ! They are hard to get purdy!


Numidia - Micipsi - 148-118 BCE Horse


Numidia - Massinissa Horse