Dark matter ?????

Black is the new cool..

Africa,
Libya, Kingdom of Numidia
Massinissa 203-148 BC
AE Tetradrachm 15.81 g x 26.8 mm
Obverse: Bust of Massinissa left.
Reverse: Horse Galloping left.


Once an ally of Carthage. The Calvary who so long served the Punic causes at home and abroad, would one day become instrumental in Romes victory over and ultimate destruction of the Carthaginians.
Massinissa is described as being an elderly yet formidable man at the time of death, he himself would command the troops on the battlefield, and continued to do so in advanced age.
Scipio Africanus is said to have been at his death bed, Immortalized in this lithograph...



Credit to wikipedia for conveniently providing an image...

 

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One of my Fav little guys...

Anatolia, Mysia, Troas,( Troad, Troy ), The city of Cebren (Kebren)
c. 350-310 BC
AE 8 mm x 0.92 g
Obverse: Youthful, Laureate head of Apollo.
Reverse: Ram's Head right.
Black Patina, nice dirt.... very sexy.
ref:Lazzarini series 4; SNG Copenhagen 263

 

I'm gonna toss-in this gorgeous AR offering (man, I love the black-reverse!!) ... one of my favourites!!

 

Beautiful horse there Jerry. I'd say well fed. Maybe too much sugar/sweet feed

 

Macedonia, Philip III Arrhidaios AE Unit
Miletos mint (323-319 BC).
Obv.: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin.
Rev.: Bow in bow case and club; grain ear below. With the name and types of Alexander III ‘the Great’.
Price 2102.



Pamphylia, Aspendos Ar Stater
370-330 BC
Obv.: Two wrestlers grappling, BΛ between.
Rev.: Slinger standing right; triskeles to right.
SNG PFPS 5.

 

You have quite a collection Dionysos! I always enjoy your contributions, sir.

 

Circa 220 BC, Messina pirates, Children of Mars
Zeus/Mars

 

A Black Spot in Roman History

Hannibal
Carthaginian Traveling Mint, Iberia, Carthago Nova (Spain)
c. 220-210 BC. AE Unit 13.4mm 1.59g
Obverse: Bust of Tanit Left
Reverse: Carthaginian Helmet
ref: Alvarez Burgos (1992), 86, 403-4 ; Villaronga (NAH, Numismática Antigua de Hispania) p. 69, nº 43 (pl. II, XXI / XXII) ; Lindgren I, 2)

Minted in the Carthaginians Finest Hour, during the invasion of the Roman Republic.