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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Jwt708, post: 2694415, member: 32619&quot;][USER=51347]@Alegandron[/USER] man I love both of those coins! I remember the first one you picked up. They&#039;re very nice. </p><p><br /></p><p>Everyone else has posted plenty of interesting coins from the era/city. [USER=44132]@Bing[/USER] &#039;s LRB is cool, I like the Herakles obverse and horse head reverse tetradrachms (?). Lovely stuff everyone!</p><p><br /></p><p>A couple from the instigator Hieron II, from the First war:</p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/media/jwt-147-heiro-ii-trident.4879/full" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>Hieron II, 275-215 BC</p><p>Æ19, 6.3g, 12h; Syracuse mint.</p><p>Obv.: Diademed head of Poseidon left.</p><p>Rev.: Ornamented trident head, dolphin downward flanking on each side, ΙΕΡΩ−ΝΟΣ horizontal across field divided by shaft, uncertain control symbols.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/media/jwt-93-hiero-ii-horseman.3909/full" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>Hiero II, 270-215 BC</p><p>Æ27, 18.4g, 6h; Sicily, Syracuse, circa 230-218/5 BC.</p><p>Obv.: Diademed head of Hiero left, beardless.</p><p>Rev.: Horseman prancing right, holding couched spear, Σ // ΙΕΡΩΝΟΣ</p><p><br /></p><p>Possibly an ancient military trade token from the Second war?</p><p><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><br /></p><p>How about an African ally of Rome in the Third war?</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/media/jwt-138-micipsa-horse.4632/full" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>Kings of Numidia, Micipsa, c. 148-118 BC</p><p>Æ26, 12.9g, 12h; Numidian mint.</p><p>Obv.: Laureate head of king left.</p><p>Rev.: Horse galloping left, pellet below.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some others...</p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/media/jwt-40-zeugitania-carthage.3491/full" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>Zeugitana, Carthage, BC 300 - 264</p><p>AE, 4.78g, 19mm; 2h</p><p>Obv.: Head of Tanit left, wreathed in corn</p><p>Rev.: Horsehead right[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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