Ancients => Friday night delivery costs => $57 dolla

Yup, a mere $57 US (delivered) brought this amazingly cool Phoenician baby to Northern Manitoba!!



... man, I love ancient coins ...

=> I can buy a 2400 year old silver coin for the same price as taking my sweet wife out for a nice meal (both are good times)

I bought two humble coins tonight ... this is the first of the two

Phoenicia, Sidon, 1/16 AR Shekel
401-366 BC
Diameter: 8.35 mm
Weight: 0.72 grams
Obverse: Galley left
Reverse: King slaying erect lion
References:
Other: Cool reverse



... sure, the obverse is a bit weak, but the cool King and Lion made me want it!!

Did I mention that this baby is 2400 years old (and 8 fricken mm ... seriously, how did this coin survive that long?!)

 

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Ummm, I often seem to forget to invite you folks to "bring-it"

when you see one of my new coins, you dudes should think "wow, that kinda reminds me of my ... "

=> and then you should "bring-it!!"

 

Here, I'll show ya ...

Wha? .. hey, that coin kinda reminds me of my Runnin' King coin ...






... I like you folks ...

Coins are fun

 

Sweet coin Steve

 

thanks, geki ... have a nice weekend

 

Man, that King is such a killjoy, isn't he? Whenever I see these types, I like to think that he's teaching the lion how to dance rather than slaying it. Anyway, I don't have one to share, but cool Friday night score. The reverse is great.

 

Very interesting coin!

 

That's cool Steve!

 

I always think of a Three Stooges scene, nyuk nyuk nyuk

Cool coin, Steve. Great price

 

Great coin Steve , the king probably killed the lion, because the lion killed the King's bull or horse earlier.

 

Hey Andres, that's a great coin ... I happen to have one of those babies as well

Phoenicia, Byblos King Uzzibaal AR 1/16 Shekel
Date: 365-350 BC
Size: 11.03 mm
Weight: 0.76 grams
Obverse: two hoplites with shields in war galley sailing left (roaring lion’s head on prow), hippocamp swimming left below (N O in field)
Reverse: Phoenician inscription; Lion attacking bull, left
Reference: BMC 6
Other: A nice example with bold detail and near perfect centering which is seldom seen in the issue (on a sweet big flan)

 

Oooow, that opened-up a lot of pile-on possibilities:

Phoenician coins
Shekels
Hippocamps
Lions & Bulls
Gallies
Kings

Hey, and it's Saturday morning => lets' see some cartoons!!

Oh, and did I mention underwear?

 

Favourite cartoon

 

What great reverses!!! I think that's a terrific bargain!!


Did you really post this at 2 in the morning---I think even the 'cartoon shows' are still sleeping LOL...

I need my coffee and a 'loony toons' fix before I post my 'pile ons'

 

Ahahaha, I hadn't gone to bed yet ... Friday night I reset "time"

Well, I may as well keep applying lotion, eh?

=> here are a couple of my other cool Phoenician examples ...

Phoenicia, Tyre. Uncertain king. AR Twenty-fourth Shekel
Circa 393-311/0 BC
Diameter: 7.2 mm
Weight: 0.46 grams
Obverse: Dolphin leaping right
Reverse: Owl standing right, head facing; crook and flail in background
Reference: E&E-T Group III.1.2.d, 1655-1710; HGC 10, 329 corr. (denomination)
Other: 6h … toned, minor porosity. Choice for issue




Phoenicia, Sidon. AE-23
Year 227 (AD 116-117)
Diameter: 23 mm
Weight: 10.56 grams
Obverse: Turreted, draped and veiled bust of Tyche right, aphlastron behind, star before
Reverse: Car of Astarte, baetyl within, date ZKS below
Reference: BMC Phoenicia, p. 175, 197ff; SNG Cop 247
Other: 12h … sweet brown patina




... I have all day (I love Saturdays)

 

Phoenician, hippocamp, lion, bull, galley, (di)shekel. No king, but three hoplites in Darth Vadar masks. And counting the prow, two lions

PHOENICIA, Byblos. Uzibaal. 350-335 BCE. AR dishekel

Phoenician, four hippocamps

PHOENICIA, Berytos. 1st century BCE. Æ19.5, 5.9 gm

Any excuse to show this hippocampic treat

ROMAN REPUBLIC, Moneyer Q. Crepereius M.f. Rocus. 69 BCE. AR serrate denarius

 

Atta Princess ... I knew that you couldn't stay away forever ... thanks (I like you)

=> awesome coins, as always

 

Ms Stevex6 must be a saint for accepting to watch a TV program while Mr Stevex6 is coining, instead of having good time together in a nice and romantic restaurant downtown on friday night...

BTW, nice coins (worth the argument) and funny lion, and I love the dolphin/owl thing

Q

 

CARTHAGE SHEKELS:
Here are a few of mine...


Carthage - LIBYAN REVOLT Rebels 241-238 BCE 9.63g 24mm AE 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


Bruttium Carthage occupation AR Half-Shekel 216-211 Tanit Horse SOLARdisc HN Italy 2016


Bruttium Carthage occup AR Half-Shekel 216-211 Tanit Horse SOLAR-O HN Italy 2016 SNG Cop 361-3


Carthage - Zeugitana AR Shekel-Didrachm 360-264 BCE Tanit Horse r head l palm


Carthage AR 2/3 Shekel Tanit-Horse Obv-Rev Sear6491 SNG COP143var

 

I always LOVE to see TIF's coins !!!

Super Carthaginian examples Brian!! I have a pricey Tet I 'purchased' (one payment left on lay-a-way) still pending from FORVM. I'll post it late next month.

BTW Steve: I see the King 'training' the lion to 'stand tall' and then offering him a treat

I can't seem to find my 'hippo-camp' so I'll post a 'lion' and a coin about as old, for about the same cost, size and weight of the OP; Thaos, .8g, 11mm circa 411 BC----- and my drachm of a 'Gaulish lion' struck at Massila....