I found this tiny Greek coin in my old box. It was wrongly amid Roman coins. The obverse shows Demetrius I, while there's a palm tree on reverse with a lovely green patina. The coin was struck in Tyre and weighs 2.43 g. Newell 55. Feel free to post any coin from Tyre or with a palm tree.
...wow.. what a nice Greek treasure to "find" in your Roman box ..since it was the town of the Phoenicians 1st(before the Greeks) there was a mixing of the 2 cultures, which is normal and Tyre put out some interesting coins. And it reminds me of coins of Carthage, as well it should for they were also the Phoenicians. My coins of Tyre(circa 100BC) and Carthage(350BC approx.)
That must've been a nice surprise, finding a Greek amongst your Roman coins From Tyre and with palm tree: PHOENICIA, Tyre. Trebonianus Gallus CE 251-253 Æ dichalkon, 25 mm, 13.39 gm, 6h Obv: IMP C C VIBIVS TREBO GALLVS AVG; laureate and draped bust right Rev: COL TYRO METR[O?]; serpent-entwined baetyl; murex shell to left, palm tree to right Ref: RPC IX online 1961; Rouvier 2476; Babelon 2296; AUB –; BMC –. PHOENICIA, Tyre. Elagabalus CE 218-222 AE29, 13.4 gm Obv: Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right Rev: Dido building Carthage; she stands to front before the arched gate of the city, looking left, holding a rule and transverse sceptre; above the gate, a mason at work, [below, a man digging with pick]; murex shell in upper field, palm tree to right Ref: Rouvier 2375; BMC 409; AUB 245; Price & Trell 748 https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancients-the-building-of-carthage.254625/ From Tyre but without a palm: PHOENICIA, Tyre. Julia Maesa CE 218-224/5 AE 27, 12.71g (11h) Obv: IVLIA MAE - SA AV[G] Draped bust right, wearing stephane Rev: TVRIORVM Dido (?) standing left on deck of galley sailing right, extending right hand and holding cornucopia in left; to left, helmsman bending left over rudder (?); to right, sailor extending right hand and holding curved staff in left; stern decorated with a shield and aphlaston, [two murex shells] in exergue Ref: CNG e320, 12 Feb. 2014, lot 323 (same dies). Rouvier 2408 Nice palm tree, not from Tyre: SICILY, Entella. Punic issues 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 Ex Gorny & Mosch 138 (7 March 2005), lot 33
My only TYRE, Mother City to Carthage: Tyre 1/16 shekel 10mm 0.47g 425-394 BCE hippocamp l over waves - owl with crook flail Sear Greek 5916.BMC Tyre 43 SNG Danish 302 PALM TREES? I collect a few Carthage Coins... I have a PUNIC JUNGLE: Here are a few... Carthage - Zeugitana AV 1-10th Stater-Shekel 350-320 BCE 0.94g 7.5mm Palm- Horse Head Carthage - Zeugitana AR Shekel-Didrachm 360-264 BCE Tanit Horse r head l palm Carthage - Sicily AR Litra 4th C BCE 9.5mm 0.65g Palm Tree Horse Head SNG Cop 74 EE Clain-Safanelli RARE
This is the first coin i got from the Seleukid Dynasty. It is a Demetrios I and is still one of my favorites
