CARTHAGE / MERCENARY WAR Mystery @Valentinian felt my Carthage Mercenary War DiShekel was an over-strike. https://www.cointalk.com/threads/10-000.321651/#post-3159945 Carthage LIBYAN UPRISING Mercenary War 241-238 BCE AR DiShekel Herakles Head in Lion's Head- Lion walking R SNG Cop 240f I agreed with him, perhaps explaining the nose texture. (I have NOT submitted the coin yet.) https://www.cointalk.com/threads/10-000.321651/#post-3160077 I am fascinated as to WHAT coin it was struck over...
Haha... me too. I also live in Minneapolis... Prince is/was a big deal here, it's his hometown. I ran into him in Uptown (for about 5 seconds) once in street clothes (or at least I swear it was him).
Awesome. I can't count how many concerts of his I've been to. He also lived in Toronto for a few years. We'd see him around town too. Still can't believe he's gone.
Mini Mystery Status Update: Mysteries 1 and 2 Coin 1 - Trajan As - Unsolved and probably unsolvable but some good comments! Coin 2 - Mauryan Drachm - Solved! Thank you so much @@EWC3 !!! https://www.cointalk.com/threads/mini-mysteries.329562/ Mystery 3 Roman or Greek Provincial - Unsolved https://www.cointalk.com/threads/mini-mysteries.329562/#post-3279369 Mystery 4 Lordmarcovan's WW1 trench art mystery - Solved himself but I wanted to point out the post and link if you haven't read it yet. https://www.cointalk.com/threads/mini-mysteries.329562/#post-3279371 Mystery 5 "R" "B" "H" and "F" is for Banker's Mark - Unsolvable without a time machine but cool https://www.cointalk.com/threads/mini-mysteries.329562/#post-3280203 https://www.cointalk.com/threads/mini-mysteries.329562/#post-3280385 https://www.cointalk.com/threads/mini-mysteries.329562/#post-3280650 https://www.cointalk.com/threads/mini-mysteries.329562/page-2#post-3282065 Mystery 6 Who is "IIZ" - Unsolved - This one is really cool, with such care taken to place the marks... they surely mean something important https://www.cointalk.com/threads/mini-mysteries.329562/#post-3280682 Mystery 7 Is Kevin a talented amateur or "that guy" at the mint? - Unsolved-ish - My vote is for talented amateur. https://www.cointalk.com/threads/mini-mysteries.329562/#post-3280701 Mystery 8 The mystery of the snake riding owl - Solved! Good job @@Ryro ! https://www.cointalk.com/threads/mini-mysteries.329562/#post-3280953 Mystery 9 Nabateattributed - Unsolved but I think @John Anthony is into Nabatean coins. https://www.cointalk.com/threads/mini-mysteries.329562/page-2#post-3281746 Mystery 10 A Flavian mystery - Unsolved but a good question. If David does not know the answer... does anyone? https://www.cointalk.com/threads/mini-mysteries.329562/page-2#post-3281875 Mystery 11 Is there an under type under the chair? - Unsolved someone may recognize the undertype with more eyeballs. https://www.cointalk.com/threads/mini-mysteries.329562/page-2#post-3282078 Mystery 12 Two busts... No Guesses - Unsolved... this one may be tough. There may not be enough there. Try getting some negative images or if you have an iPhone: https://www.cointalk.com/threads/for-iphone-folks-built-in-magnifier.328539/#post-3262245 https://www.cointalk.com/threads/mini-mysteries.329562/page-2#post-3282083 Mysteries 13, 14, 15 Quick Greek IDs - Unsolved but there's got to be someone that recognizes these. We'll get you some answers. Coin 1 - https://www.cointalk.com/threads/mini-mysteries.329562/page-2#post-3282449 Coin 2 - https://www.cointalk.com/threads/mini-mysteries.329562/page-2#post-3282471 Coin 3 - https://www.cointalk.com/threads/mini-mysteries.329562/page-3#post-3282482 Mystery 16 CARTHAGE / MERCENARY WAR Mystery - Unsolved - who's got good eyes for Carthaginian era overstrikes? https://www.cointalk.com/threads/mini-mysteries.329562/page-3#post-3283704 I realize that this thread may hurt some peoples brain's but it's fun. Many times we have those small questions that we're afraid to ask about because "it's not worth its own thread." This is a place for those questions while this thread lives. Thanks again to the contributors and commenters!
The Nabataean is Aretas IV in a jugate portrait with his (second) queen Shaqilat, The reverse is double cornucopias with the inscription "Aretas/Shaqi/lat" in Nabataean script.