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<p>[QUOTE="TIF, post: 3300363, member: 56859"]I see your 47 and raise you a 48. Others here can beat us both.</p><p><br /></p><p>48 mm (91.8 gm) with my smallest Ptolemy bronze atop, 14 mm (1.7 gm).</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/ptolemyaebiggestandsmallest-jpg.611310/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>It has a nice pedigree too-- from a collection formed in the 1800s by Professor James Eaton.</p><p><br /></p><p>For greater drama-- with my smallest coin atop (5 mm, 0.26 gm Macedonian monkey):</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.wixstatic.com%2Fmedia%2Fae43f8_c9133287db5443c88e0a781d31f8900a.jpg%2Fv1%2Ffill%2Fw_660%2Ch_660%2Cal_c%2Clg_1%2Cq_90%2Fae43f8_c9133287db5443c88e0a781d31f8900a.jpg&hash=4dbaf6db84e302719cfdf430b8abbcc3" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>My <b>heaviest</b> <i>struck</i> coin is this super cool Carthage 15 shekel:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cointalk.com%2Fproxy.php%3Fimage%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.cointalk.com%252Fproxy.php%253Fimage%253Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.cointalk.com%25252Fproxy.php%25253Fimage%25253Dhttps%2525253A%2525252F%2525252Fwww.cointalk.com%2525252Fproxy.php%2525253Fimage%2525253Dhttps%252525253A%252525252F%252525252Fstatic.wixstatic.com%252525252Fmedia%252525252Fae43f8_6d55f90db02845a1b703055c500baeee.jpg%252525252Fv1%252525252Ffill%252525252Fw_1020%252525252Ch_503%252525252Cal_c%252525252Clg_1%252525252Cq_90%252525252Fae43f8_6d55f90db02845a1b703055c500baeee.jpg%25252526hash%2525253D3d4ab3cd50b7c7c5c49a83b3ffb82270%252526hash%25253D6a96e941b8502316aa38606ab88112a7%2526hash%253Db71a6dc12e25ad4456fe2e2a8713590b%26hash%3D0ce266d961ceb4a6023e8042b9998322&hash=281e92b4a1f9f4931d1168348a8f457c" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>ZEUGITANA, Carthage</b></p><p>early 2nd century BCE</p><p>AE 15-shekel, <b>45 mm, 95 gm </b></p><p>Obv: wreathed head of Tanit left</p><p>Rev: horse standing right, left foreleg up; Flying Spaghetti Monster solar disk with uraei above</p><p>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</p><p><br /></p><p>It's as thick as a Reese's PBC and almost the same diameter <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/reesespbshekel-jpg.483339/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>It's as big as an island <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/zeuginhandside_edited-1-jpg.409942/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TIF, post: 3300363, member: 56859"]I see your 47 and raise you a 48. Others here can beat us both. 48 mm (91.8 gm) with my smallest Ptolemy bronze atop, 14 mm (1.7 gm). [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/ptolemyaebiggestandsmallest-jpg.611310/[/IMG] It has a nice pedigree too-- from a collection formed in the 1800s by Professor James Eaton. For greater drama-- with my smallest coin atop (5 mm, 0.26 gm Macedonian monkey): [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.wixstatic.com%2Fmedia%2Fae43f8_c9133287db5443c88e0a781d31f8900a.jpg%2Fv1%2Ffill%2Fw_660%2Ch_660%2Cal_c%2Clg_1%2Cq_90%2Fae43f8_c9133287db5443c88e0a781d31f8900a.jpg&hash=4dbaf6db84e302719cfdf430b8abbcc3[/IMG] My [B]heaviest[/B] [I]struck[/I] coin is this super cool Carthage 15 shekel: [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cointalk.com%2Fproxy.php%3Fimage%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.cointalk.com%252Fproxy.php%253Fimage%253Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.cointalk.com%25252Fproxy.php%25253Fimage%25253Dhttps%2525253A%2525252F%2525252Fwww.cointalk.com%2525252Fproxy.php%2525253Fimage%2525253Dhttps%252525253A%252525252F%252525252Fstatic.wixstatic.com%252525252Fmedia%252525252Fae43f8_6d55f90db02845a1b703055c500baeee.jpg%252525252Fv1%252525252Ffill%252525252Fw_1020%252525252Ch_503%252525252Cal_c%252525252Clg_1%252525252Cq_90%252525252Fae43f8_6d55f90db02845a1b703055c500baeee.jpg%25252526hash%2525253D3d4ab3cd50b7c7c5c49a83b3ffb82270%252526hash%25253D6a96e941b8502316aa38606ab88112a7%2526hash%253Db71a6dc12e25ad4456fe2e2a8713590b%26hash%3D0ce266d961ceb4a6023e8042b9998322&hash=281e92b4a1f9f4931d1168348a8f457c[/IMG] [B]ZEUGITANA, Carthage[/B] early 2nd century BCE AE 15-shekel, [B]45 mm, 95 gm [/B] Obv: wreathed head of Tanit left Rev: horse standing right, left foreleg up; Flying Spaghetti Monster 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 It's as thick as a Reese's PBC and almost the same diameter :D [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/reesespbshekel-jpg.483339/[/IMG] It's as big as an island :D [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/zeuginhandside_edited-1-jpg.409942/[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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