After numerous smaller Siculo Punic Horse head coins, I finally managed to buy a big one: strange folded rim: compared to a smaller unit coin: * please show your Siculo Punic horseys
Nice catch, Andres! All of those bronze Punic horse heads seem to be a bit tough to find, especially with any details, and the dishekel version is harder to find. I have two Punic horseys... one full horse and one head. I've shown them both bunches of times but will always gladly show them again 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 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 Ex Gorny & Mosch 138 (7 March 2005), lot 33
Thats a big bronze TIF, it can compete with your Ptolemy hockey pucks Never knew the Carthagians made 'm that big. This is my biggest full horse , a mere 3 shekel The Heracles Melquart is still a mystery coin to me, as if Alexander the great occupied Sicily and issued coins overthere in Entella. MHSBM is usually translated as "" People of the camp"" (mercenaries employed by Carthago) @dougsmit , I think its a defect too.
Wonderful DiShekel and TriShekel @Andres2 !!! Somehow, since Carthage was so intertwined with the Roman Republic's History, I have several coins of Carthage: Some Denominations of Carthage (The Empire, not the Roman Colony): 15-Shekels: Created to help finance Carthage's HUGE Indemnities after the 2nd Punic war. Ironically, this was the War with Hannibal, but it was Hannibal recalled to Carthage to reorganize their destroyed finances. Carthage 201-175 BC Æ 15 Shekels 45 mm 7.5 mm thick. 102g WreathTanit Horse uraeus above. MAA 104 SNG Cop 400 RARE Trishekels: Carthage AE Trishekel Tanit Horse 220-215 BCE 2nd Punic War 30mm 19.7g Lot 36 Carthage AE Trishekel Tanit Horse 220-215 BCE 2nd Punic War 30mm 17.6g Lot 35 Dishekels: Carthage Zeugitania after 241BCE DIshekel AE 27 10.8g Libyan Revolt Tanit - Horse r palm MAA 45 SNG Cop 253 scarce Carthage LIBYAN UPRISING Mercenary War 241-238 BCE AR DiShekel Heracles Head in Lion's Head- Lion walking R SNG Cop 240f Carthage Zeugitania First Punic War 264-241 BCE Double Shekel 26 mm 13.9 g Wreathed Tanit Horse stndng r star above SNG Cop 185 Rare Carthage Third Punic War Serrate Double Shekel 149-146 BCE 12.8g 26mm Wreathd Tanit-Horse pellet raised leg SNG COP 404 1-1/2 Shekels: Carthage mint 2nd Punic War 203-201 BCE BI 1½ Shekels 24mm 9.4 g Wrthd Hd Tanit - Horse stndng R hd L, raised foreleg Pellet SNG COP 394 Dekadrachm-Stater: Carthage Zeugitana 310-270 BCE EL Dekadrachm-Stater 18.5mm 7.27g Tanit Horse 3 pellets in ex MAA 12 SNG COP 136
I did not collect these by Denoninations, rather by Historical perspectives. Shekels: Carthage-Sardinia 300-264 BCE AE Shekel Tanit Horse Head Palm 18mm 4.8g sprues SNG Cop 173 - no pellet below Carthage Zeugitania Libyan Revolt AR Shekel 24mm 7.34g 241-238 BCE Wreathed Tanit Horse stndg control mark and Punic M SNG Cop 236 Carthage - LIBYAN REVOLT Rebels 241-238 BCE 9.63g 24mm Shekel Sardinia mint Tanit 3 Grain ears Crescent SNG Cop 247 Carthage mint 2nd Punic War 215-201 BCE AE Shekel Tanit Horse stepping kerykeion SNG Cop 327 Carthage - Zeugitana AR Shekel-Didrachm 360-264 BCE Tanit Horse r head l palm SNG COP 141 2/3-Shekel: Carthage 300-264 BCE AR 2-3 Shekel Tanit-Horse Sear6491 SNG COP143var Half-Shekels: Bruttium Carthage occup 2nd Punic War AR Half-Shekel 216-211 Tanit Horse SOLARdisc HN Italy 2016 Bruttium Carthage occup 2nd Punic War AR Half-Shekel 216-211 Tanit Horse SOLAR-O HN Italy 2016 SNG Cop 361-3 Carthage Zeugitania AR ½ Shekel 17mm 3.8g 2nd Punic War 218-202 BC Sicily mint 216-211 BC Tanit l Horse r sun as double uraeus SNG COP 359 1/10th Shekel: Carthage - Zeugitana AV 1-10th Stater-Shekel 350-320 BCE 0.94g 7.5mm Palm- Horse Head SNG COP 132
Great post, @Andres2 ! I think coins featuring horses are very beautiful. I own only one however and it's not of ancient Sicilian origin.
Nice!! 29 mm? That's sestertius-sized! And, as you can see from many of the above photos, the flans were cast before striking and what you see is the result of flan preparation--it's part of the fabric of these coins.
Hmm, I have 30 Siculo Punic coins, all have ""normal"" smooth rims , and the most I see for sale, have smooth rims too. The OP dishekel coin and this one are the exception: Siculo Punic Tanit - Horsehead - unit 20mm - 5 gram - folded rim I think these are planchets with a defect, wonder if Doug made up his mind.
