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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Jwt708, post: 3160716, member: 32619&quot;]I hope you being away has no serious issue attached. I&#039;ve always enjoyed your posts and coins and hope that you&#039;re able to find time to chime in. </p><p><br /></p><p>The coin below is from my first interest in ancients, military themes! There is some speculation that it was produced for Hannibal&#039;s troops while deployed to Spain...sort of like an ancient military trade token! (Military trade tokens are my true specialty!)</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;<img src="https://www.cointalk.com/media/jwt-99-hispania-carthaginian.3969/full" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>Carthaginians in Hispania</p><p>AE 1/4 Calco, 1.5g, 13mm; mobile military mint, 218-208 BC.</p><p>Obv.: Wreathed head of Tanit left.</p><p>Rev.: Crested helmet left, with cheek guards.</p><p><br /></p><p>In my scattered approach to collecting ancients I have noticed a few areas that seem to call to me more often which include provincial Caracalla, Postumus, etc. Here&#039;s an Indo-Greek (not sure if that&#039;s the right description) I haven&#039;t shared:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/media/jwt-185-hermaios-zeus.8908/full" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>INDO-GREEK KINGDOM. Hermaios Soter, 90-70 BC.</p><p>Bl Tetradrachm (posthumous imitation), 24mm, 8.4g, 12h; after 70 BC</p><p>Obv.: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΣΩTHPOΣ EPMAIOY; Diademed and draped bust of Hermaios right </p><p>Rev.: &quot;Maharajasa tratarasa Heramayasa&quot; in Kharosthi; Zeus seated slightly left on throne, extending arm and holding scepter; in left field, monograms.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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