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<p>[QUOTE="TIF, post: 3040829, member: 56859"]Since you brought it up <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>This was one of my best coin finds-- a real coup.</p><p><br /></p><p><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%252525252Fstatic.wixstatic.com%252525252Fmedia%252525252Fae43f8_6d55f90db02845a1b703055c500baeee.jpg%252525252Fv1%252525252Ffill%252525252Fw_1020%252525252Ch_503%252525252Cal_c%252525252Clg_1%252525252Cq_90%252525252Fae43f8_6d55f90db02845a1b703055c500baeee.jpg%25252526hash%2525253D3d4ab3cd50b7c7c5c49a83b3ffb82270%252526hash%25253D6a96e941b8502316aa38606ab88112a7%2526hash%253Db71a6dc12e25ad4456fe2e2a8713590b%26hash%3D0ce266d961ceb4a6023e8042b9998322&hash=281e92b4a1f9f4931d1168348a8f457c" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></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; <strike>Flying Spaghetti Monster</strike> solar disk with uraei above</p><p>Ref: Alexandropoulos J (2000) Les monnaies de l'Afrique Antique, 103; Müller L (1861) Numismatique de L'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>It's as thick as a Reese's PBC and almost the same diameter <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/reesespbshekel-jpg.483339/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TIF, post: 3040829, member: 56859"]Since you brought it up :D This was one of my best coin finds-- a real coup. [IMG]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%252525252Fstatic.wixstatic.com%252525252Fmedia%252525252Fae43f8_6d55f90db02845a1b703055c500baeee.jpg%252525252Fv1%252525252Ffill%252525252Fw_1020%252525252Ch_503%252525252Cal_c%252525252Clg_1%252525252Cq_90%252525252Fae43f8_6d55f90db02845a1b703055c500baeee.jpg%25252526hash%2525253D3d4ab3cd50b7c7c5c49a83b3ffb82270%252526hash%25253D6a96e941b8502316aa38606ab88112a7%2526hash%253Db71a6dc12e25ad4456fe2e2a8713590b%26hash%3D0ce266d961ceb4a6023e8042b9998322&hash=281e92b4a1f9f4931d1168348a8f457c[/IMG] [B]ZEUGITANA, Carthage[/B] early 2nd century BCE AE 15-shekel, [B]45 mm, 95 gm [/B] Obv: wreathed head of Tanit left Rev: horse standing right, left foreleg up; [S]Flying Spaghetti Monster[/S] solar disk with uraei above Ref: Alexandropoulos J (2000) Les monnaies de l'Afrique Antique, 103; Müller L (1861) Numismatique de L'Ancienne Afrique, 131; Luynes 3782; Jenkins GK and Lewis RB (1963) Carthaginian Gold and Electrum Coins, Royal Numismatic Society, London, pl. 28 12 It's as thick as a Reese's PBC and almost the same diameter :D [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/reesespbshekel-jpg.483339/[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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