Carthaginian leapin' HOSS!

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  1. Alegandron

    Alegandron "ΤΩΙ ΚΡΑΤΙΣΤΩΙ..." ΜΕΓΑΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ, June 323 BCE

    Got myself another cool Carthage Horsey coin!

    This was struck during the 2nd Punic War with Rome, where Carthage occupies Akragas, Sicily...

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    Sicily Akragas
    Punic occupupation 213-210 BCE
    AR Half-Shekel 19mm 2.9g
    Male head r Triptolemos? wreath of grain ears
    Horse leaping r, Punic Ḥ below
    Ref: SNG COP 378 (my attribution)

    Please pile on your HORSES or your CARTHAGE / PUNIC coins!
     
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  3. Bing

    Bing Illegitimi non carborundum Supporter

    Nice one Brian. Very nice.
     
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  4. chrsmat71

    chrsmat71 I LIKE TURTLES!

    cool! i'd love to get a AR coin from these guys. i' really thin in this carthaginian area. i have these two little AE coins ancientnoob was nice enough to give me a couple years back.
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  5. Alegandron

    Alegandron "ΤΩΙ ΚΡΑΤΙΣΤΩΙ..." ΜΕΓΑΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ, June 323 BCE

    Any Hoss is a great Hoss! Love those Carthaginians!
     
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  6. Curtisimo

    Curtisimo the Great(ish)

    You have some epic Punic coins Brian. Congrats!

    Unfortunately I don't have a relevant type to share though.
     
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  7. randygeki

    randygeki Coin Collector

    Nice!
     
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  8. Orfew

    Orfew Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus

    Wow Brian, that is a great coin. That horse has lots of character.
     
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  9. Alegandron

    Alegandron "ΤΩΙ ΚΡΑΤΙΣΤΩΙ..." ΜΕΓΑΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ, June 323 BCE

    The horse is what really attracted me. It also reminded me of the Numidian style horse.
     
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  10. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan 48-year collector Moderator

    Nice!

    My hossey newp has wings. :)

    Just got her reimaged by a professional.

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  11. TIF

    TIF Always learning.

    Interesting coin, @Alegandron! It has a hasty appearance fitting with the situation at that time.

    There are many coins of the Carthage era I'd love to have. The two I already have are pretty special :)

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    SICILY, Entella. Punic issues
    c. 300-289 BCE; AR tetradrachm, 24 mm, 16.8 gm, 12h)
    Obv: head of Melquart-Herakles right, wearing lion skin
    Rev: head of horse left; astragalos (cut over poppy) to left, palm tree to right, Punic MHSBM (approximate meaning is "quaestors" or financial controllers) below
    Ref: Jenkins, Punic 366 (O115/R298), series 5b

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    ZEUGITANA, Carthage
    early 2nd century BCE
    AE 15-shekel, 45 mm, 95 gm
    Obv: wreathed head of Tanit left
    Rev: horse standing right, left foreleg up; solar disk with uraei above
    Ref: Alexandropoulos J (2000) Les monnaies de l'Afrique Antique, 103; Müller L (1861) Numismatique de L'Ancienne Afrique, 131; Luynes 3782; Jenkins GK and Lewis RB (1963) Carthaginian Gold and Electrum Coins, Royal Numismatic Society, London, pl. 28 12
     
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  12. Deacon Ray

    Deacon Ray Well-Known Member

    Beautiful coin, Alegandron! I need to add some Carthaginian coins to my collection. This Numidian is the closest that I have now.

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  13. Alegandron

    Alegandron "ΤΩΙ ΚΡΑΤΙΣΤΩΙ..." ΜΕΓΑΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ, June 323 BCE

    That is a nice Numidian!
     
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  14. Mat

    Mat Ancient Coincoholic

    Nice addition, Brian.
     
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  15. Collect89

    Collect89 Coin Collector

    Nice coins all.

    Here's a plain old horse:
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    MACEDONIAN KINDOM
    Perdikkas II
    AR Light Tetrobol
    454-413 B.C.


    Here's a Punic Horse:
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    SICULO PUNIC,
    SICILY, Entella.
    AR Tetradrachm.
    300-289 B.C.
     
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  16. Mikey Zee

    Mikey Zee Delenda Est Carthago

    Congrats Brian!! The more I view that half shekal, the more I like it:hungry:

    After so many wonderful posts I'm not sure what to share:confused:....

    Ok, how about two provincial bonzes from Troas with horse reverses---- and obverses of Tyche and Gallienus??

    troas alex tyche and horse.JPG troas gallienus and horse.JPG
     
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  17. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan 48-year collector Moderator

    Since ancient horses weren't specified, I'll pile on two more from the Eclectic Box.

    No doubt they've been seen before (there's the downside of my having such a small collection), but I still enjoy posting them.

    Tell me the hoss on this first one doesn't look like some sinister, vampiric creature! Though reasonably priced, this coin seems to be a crowd-pleaser, and I'm pretty fond of it. (I can't afford the full thaler, but @Zohar444 has a killer example.)

    German States (Teutonic Order): silver 1/4-thaler of Grand Master Maximilian of Austria, ca. 1615
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    This Vickie half-sov might not be an ancient, but the Pistrucci "St. George" design on the reverse definitely has Classical allusions.

    Great Britain: gold half-sovereign of Queen Victoria, 1901, from the Terner Collection
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  18. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan 48-year collector Moderator

    @Collect89 Your Entella and the first piece @TIF posted really knocked me back in my chair. They're stunners.
     
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  19. Alegandron

    Alegandron "ΤΩΙ ΚΡΑΤΙΣΤΩΙ..." ΜΕΓΑΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ, June 323 BCE

    Very nice looking moderns. I consider anything after the Roman Republic as "modern" :D
     
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  20. Severus Alexander

    Severus Alexander find me at NumisForums

    You should ask your local museum if they'd let you do a small display on Carthage and the Punic wars! Great stuff, as always.
     
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  21. Alegandron

    Alegandron "ΤΩΙ ΚΡΑΤΙΣΤΩΙ..." ΜΕΓΑΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ, June 323 BCE

    Thank you. I am fascinated by the supreme sacrifices and virtual decimation of Rome during the 2nd Punic War. The loss that Rome endured was epic. Collecting Carthage, an Empire rendered extinct later by Rome is a fitting recording of that incredible saga in Human History. I just enjoy it!

    LOL, and I STILL have to get that incredible Punic Tet that @TIF just snared!!!
     
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