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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2829915, member: 56859&quot;]Both are nice-- the Sardinia horse especially so <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I have a smattering of Punic coins.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #0000ff">Smallest:</span></b></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]666833[/ATTACH]<b>IBERIA, Punic Iberia</b></p><p>c. 237-209 BCE; <b>Æ 12.4 mm, 1.4 gm</b></p><p>Obv:&nbsp; head of Tanit left</p><p>Rev:&nbsp; helmet to left</p><p>Ref:&nbsp; (I haven&#039;t verified these) SNG BM Spain 67; CNH pg. 69, 46; Burgos 524</p><p><i>A hasty purchase 4 years ago and I still haven&#039;t really studied this coin <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie10" alt=":oops:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><b><span style="color: #0000ff">Largest</span></b> (and one everyone is probably sick seeing <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />)</p><p><br /></p><p><i><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%252525252Fwww.cointalk.com%252525252Fproxy.php%252525253Fimage%252525253Dhttps%25252525253A%25252525252F%25252525252Fwww.cointalk.com%25252525252Fproxy.php%25252525253Fimage%25252525253Dhttps%2525252525253A%2525252525252F%2525252525252Fstatic.wixstatic.com%2525252525252Fmedia%2525252525252Fae43f8_6d55f90db02845a1b703055c500baeee.jpg%2525252525252Fv1%2525252525252Ffill%2525252525252Fw_1020%2525252525252Ch_503%2525252525252Cal_c%2525252525252Clg_1%2525252525252Cq_90%2525252525252Fae43f8_6d55f90db02845a1b703055c500baeee.jpg%252525252526hash%25252525253D3d4ab3cd50b7c7c5c49a83b3ffb82270%2525252526hash%252525253D6a96e941b8502316aa38606ab88112a7%25252526hash%2525253Db71a6dc12e25ad4456fe2e2a8713590b%252526hash%25253D0ce266d961ceb4a6023e8042b9998322%2526hash%253D281e92b4a1f9f4931d1168348a8f457c%26hash%3Dfe2b26542d0718eaa77f8aaef9b227d3&amp;hash=3411d7c60b7bfad38b1b8d11192e9359" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </i></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; solar disk with uraei above</p><p>Ref: Alexandropoulos J (2000) Les monnaies de l&#039;Afrique Antique, 103; Müller L (1861) Numismatique de L&#039;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><b><span style="color: #0000ff">Ugliest:</span></b></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/hannibalelephantquartershekelmed-jpg.318997/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>IBERIA, Punic Iberia</b></p><p>237-209 BCE</p><p>AR 1/4 shekel</p><p>Obv: laureate male head left (Melqart/Herakles? Hannibal?); club over far shoulder</p><p>Rev: Elephant walking right.</p><p>Ref: MHC 47; CNH 15; SNG BM Spain 102</p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #0000ff">Prettiest</span></b> (and man oh man I&#039;m still over the moon about this coin <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> ):</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><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/a-big-one-from-the-wish-list-siculo-punic-tetradrachm.297246/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/a-big-one-from-the-wish-list-siculo-punic-tetradrachm.297246/">SICILY, Entella. Punic issues</a></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 &quot;quaestors&quot; or financial controllers) below</p><p>Ref: Jenkins, Punic 366 (O115/R298), series 5b</p><p><br /></p><p>A brief video showing the coin in &quot;live&quot; lighting:</p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]EFhCjNlghkA[/MEDIA][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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