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<p>[QUOTE="TIF, post: 3337103, member: 56859"]At a glance I thought it was a [USER=81896]@Deacon Ray[/USER] graphic (that's a big compliment <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />). </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Well <i>of course</i> I'm going to shove that coin into this thread. As Zumbly once said, you know how those big bronze egos are <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</p><p><br /></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>A tiny Punic bronze:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/carthagonovaae12-jpg.666833/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><b>IBERIA, Punic Iberia</b></p><p>c. 237-209 BCE; <b>Æ 12.4 mm, 1.4 gm</b></p><p>Obv: head of Tanit left</p><p>Rev: helmet to left</p><p>Ref: (I haven't verified these) SNG BM Spain 67; CNH pg. 69, 46; Burgos 524</p><p><br /></p><p>...and this coin which still makes me swoon:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/entellatetrt-ed-jpg.631584/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>SICILY, Entella. Punic issues</b></p><p>c. 300-289 BCE; AR tetradrachm, 24 mm, 16.8 gm, 12h)</p><p>Obv: head of Melquart-Herakles right, wearing lion skin</p><p>Rev: head of horse left; astragalos (cut over poppy) to left, palm tree to right, Punic MHSBM (approximate meaning is "quaestors" or financial controllers) below</p><p>Ref: Jenkins, Punic 366 (O115/R298), series 5b</p><p><i>Ex Gorny & Mosch 138 (7 March 2005), lot 33</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TIF, post: 3337103, member: 56859"]At a glance I thought it was a [USER=81896]@Deacon Ray[/USER] graphic (that's a big compliment :)). Well [I]of course[/I] I'm going to shove that coin into this thread. As Zumbly once said, you know how those big bronze egos are :D. [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 A tiny Punic bronze: [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/carthagonovaae12-jpg.666833/[/IMG][B]IBERIA, Punic Iberia[/B] c. 237-209 BCE; [B]Æ 12.4 mm, 1.4 gm[/B] Obv: head of Tanit left Rev: helmet to left Ref: (I haven't verified these) SNG BM Spain 67; CNH pg. 69, 46; Burgos 524 ...and this coin which still makes me swoon: [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/entellatetrt-ed-jpg.631584/[/IMG] [B]SICILY, Entella. Punic issues[/B] c. 300-289 BCE; AR tetradrachm, 24 mm, 16.8 gm, 12h) Obv: head of Melquart-Herakles right, wearing lion skin Rev: head of horse left; astragalos (cut over poppy) to left, palm tree to right, Punic MHSBM (approximate meaning is "quaestors" or financial controllers) below Ref: Jenkins, Punic 366 (O115/R298), series 5b [I]Ex Gorny & Mosch 138 (7 March 2005), lot 33[/I][/QUOTE]
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