Won another Iberian coin in auction !!!!

OSCA Spain AR silver denarius 204-154 BC. Head r beard -N behind - Horseman spear, Iberian PMAN BOLSCAN Burgos 1501 Villaronga 3


Celtiberia, Secaisa
AE As, 25mm, 8.5g, 5h;
2nd to early-1st centuries BC.
Obv.: Male head right flanked by dolphins.
Rev.: Horseman galloping right holding spear // SECaISA in Iberian script.
Reference: SNG Copenhagen 363ff

 

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SPHINX in Iberia (Spain)


Iberia Castulo Late 2nd C BC AE As 25mm Bust Nose Hand Sphinx

 

hello bcuda

I like your coin of Sexi, they are difficult to come by and yours is a nice one.

I don't have one yet, but I'm on the lookout.

Here are a few more for your post. Everyone's Iberians posted here are very cool.

Photos:
First Abdera, which is another Phoenician colony like Sexi and Gadir.

Then Castulo, Obulco, Arse Suguntum, a Denario from Turiasu and finally a fake Castulo.

 

Those are some really nice coins you have @doucet ! I do have a Suguntum / Arse but not as nice as yours.

 

One of my favorite cast coins is this Teruncius (a 3 dot coin in a series where the full sized coin is a 10 dot, 4th pic below).

APULIA, Luceria. Circa 217-212 BC. Teruncius (Bronze, 27mm, 24.31 g), reduced weight series.
Obv - Star of eight rays on raised disk.
Rev - Dolphin right; above, three pellets (mark of value); below, L; all on raised disk.
HN Italy 677c.
Thurlow-Vecchi 283. Very fine.
Vecchi 347
AG 140, plate 15 #4
Haberlin p 189, wt range 18.5 to 35.2 g
Garrucci Plate LXIV, #12 & 13, reduced series
From a Czech collection, sold by Karel Chaura, Prague (1869-1945).

the second one is an Anonymous Æ Aes Grave Triens; Thunderbolt / Dolphin – Cr 14/3

Anonymous Æ Aes Grave Triens (or 1/3 of am As); the coin was cast in Rome (according to Crawford, Thurlow & Vecchi and Rutter) or Campania (according to Sydenham), the period of minting ranges from circa 289 BC for heavier coins to about 245 BC for lighter coins. The obverse has a thunderbolt and four pellets. The reverse has a Dolphin swimming right and below are four pellets. T&V comment that the thunderbolt is an attribute of Jupiter, the chief god of the Romans and the dolphin is an attribute of Neptune. The coin weighs 94.91 grams and has a diameter of 49 mm. A small piece of the coin is missing. The reverse is at 10:00 relative to the obverse.
Crawford, Roman Republican Coinage - 14/3

thanks for asking!

 

I haven't added an Iberian to my collection but I hope to eventual. Nice coin.

 

I have never seen anyone post this Iberian from Asido before and it is almost impossible to find.
I have two of them the first one I found metal detecting in Spain a long time ago the second one I just had to have to go with my first one.





Asido Ancient Spain 110 BC.
Phonecian and Punic.
Obv: Melkart head facing forward.
Rev: Two tunny fish right Libio-Phoenician legend
( B B L ) Semis 3.68 grams
Close to present day Medina Sidonia.

Asido, an Iberian settlement which may have been founded
by the Phoenicians, hence the later name Sidonia reflecting
its foundation by Sidon. Its earliest phase is known through
its coinage and its 2nd and 1st centuries BC issues bear the
Latin inscription Asido but also Punic inscriptions such as
'sdn or b'b'l, with Herakles and Dolphins being notable on
obverse and reverse designs.

@doucet @Alegandron
or anyone do you have one or seen one before ?

 

I just realized that the Arse / Saguntum coin that @doucet and I posted are different, one has a star below the dolphin and the other has three dots. So I went looking around and found one at a price I could not refuse.
So here is the new one to go with my other one.


Saguntum Spain, 2nd Cent. BC
AE Sextans, Scallop shell. Dolphin, crescent above,
three dots and Iberian letter A below.

The Siege of Saguntum was a battle which took place in 219 BC between the Carthaginians and the Saguntines at the town of Saguntum, near the modern
town of Sagunto in Spain. The battle is remembered because it triggered one
of the most important wars of antiquity, the Second Punic War.

 

Just a bump to see if anyone has any info on the Amilcare Collection. Would like to have it with the provenance of this coin.

 

Ich habe keine. Nada, None, Zilch.

Bummer.

Here is one when the Barcid were raising Hades in Iberia / Celtiberia, stealing their Silver (mining everything in sight), and fighting the Romans, who ALSO wanted to steal the Silver.


Carthage Iberia
218-208 BC AE 13
1/4 Calco
Barcid Military Mint 2nd Punic War
Tanit
Helmet

 

Nice Iberian coins!
I have nothing from before the Visigoths arrived in Spain. Here are three from 600AD -1500

AV Dobla de 24 Maravedis ND Toledo Mint
Aragon
Pedro the Cruel 1334-69

AV Tremissis ND Cordoba Mint
Ervig 680-87
Visigoths /Septmania

AV Ducato ND Valencia Mint
Ferdinand II 1490-1516
Spain/ Valencia

 

A real beauty—congrats!

 

The Amilcare Collection is a European collection formed with modest means but quite extensive in its overview of the coinage of Carthaginian territories, with some additional Roman coins having been included for the historical context. A good many of the coins are of a quality and value that will likely prevent them being offered as individual lots, but they were all clearly treasured by the collector nonetheless.

The wider issue here is that many collectors are not willing to publish their full (or indeed real) names with their collections and thus many are either sold under pseudonyms or initials or indeed with nothing more descriptive than "private UK/EU/US etc. collection" to say where they come from. For example, see the R. J. Graham (in fact Paul Tinchant) Collection, sold at J. Schulman, Auction 243, 8 June 1966 or the ‘Morris’ (Phil Peck) collection sold by Heritage over the past year and a bit. Notable also is the collection of BDC, whose identity is widely known but not publicly stated or acknowledged. The hugely successful Brian Henry Grover Collection auctioned yesterday nearly had to be sold as "a private UK collection" but for my strong advice against this.

Traditionally, this desire for a measure of anonymity has been the case for a variety of reasons, but more recently of course some of this can be attributed to concern (justified or not) over the hostile attitude of government bureaucrats, be they foreign or domestic.

If you ever sell your collection, I can but hope that you stand up to be counted and proudly put your name against the coins you have carefully brought together over the years. It gives the anti-collecting lobby less fodder and usually allows the coins to command a premium.

 

Well said. But I think my collection would have to be sold as The Pellinore Collection, because that's how people know my numismatic side.