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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ancientnoob, post: 1777149, member: 44140&quot;][ATTACH=full]283726[/ATTACH]</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Now how did my new SILVER Shekel get in there?<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie12" alt="o_O" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><span style="font-size: 14px"><font face="arial"><span style="color: #000000">An ancient Carthaginian silver shekel coin. Struck circa 264 - 241 B.C. at the Zeugitana mint.</span></font></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14px"><font face="arial"><span style="color: #000000">The obverse with the head of Tanit facing left.</span></font></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14px"><font face="arial"><span style="color: #000000">The reverse with horse standing right, head turned left, palm tree behind. </span></font></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14px"><font face="arial"><span style="color: #000000">Diameter: 21 mm.</span></font></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14px"><font face="arial"><span style="color: #000000">Weight: 6.90 g.</span></font></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14px"><font face="arial"><span style="color: #000000">Provenance:</span></font></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14px"><font face="arial"><span style="color: #000000">Ex. Collection of Professor J.E.Seaver. Professor Seaver taught ancient history at the University of Kansas and was a keen opera lover, hosting his own radio show on the subject for nearly 60 years. He was a passionate collector of ancient coins and often used them to aid his teaching. </span></font></span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: 14px"><font face="arial"><span style="color: #000000"><font face="andale mono">This is one of those coins I never thought I could find in low enough condition to afford. In the wake of the TIF monster, I revitalized the hunt and so the horse finally reared its head, only to make me feel better about not owning the monster bronze. With a price I could afford, and 8 people watching it, this bad boy was not going to slip through my fingers. Who knows I might not see another affordable one for another 15 years.</font></span></font></span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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