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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2834891, member: 56859&quot;]Ooooh, a wonderful type, [USER=81887]@Parthicus[/USER]!&nbsp; I&#039;ve come so close to bidding on a few of those.&nbsp; Someday.</p><p><br /></p><p>Meanwhile, here are some Phoenicians currently living at my house:</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Tyre:</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/maesatyreae-rt-jpg.499974/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </b></p><p><b>PHOENICIA, Tyre. Julia Maesa</b></p><p>CE 218-224/5</p><p>AE 27, 12.71g (11h)</p><p>Obv: IVLIA MAE - SA AV[G] Draped bust right, wearing stephane</p><p>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</p><p>Ref: CNG e320, 12 Feb. 2014, lot 323 (same dies). Rouvier 2408</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cointalk.com%2Fproxy.php%3Fimage%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fstatic.wixstatic.com%252Fmedia%252Fae43f8_f1c7411f7da140f1b37c8bba69f5a189.jpg_srb_p_1000_509_75_22_0.50_1.20_0.00_jpg_srb%26hash%3D886f2f8ecf1244ee353b4096aadfbfea&amp;hash=f35c0094a03d9dd9b842912aab3ffc32" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><b>PHOENICIA, Tyre. Trebonianus Gallus</b></p><p>CE 251-253</p><p>Æ dichalkon, 25 mm, 13.39 gm, 6h</p><p>Obv: IMP C C VIBIVS TREBO GALLVS AVG; laureate and draped bust right</p><p>Rev: COL TYRO METR[O?]; serpent-entwined baetyl; murex shell to left, palm tree to right</p><p>Ref: RPC IX online 1961; Rouvier 2476; Babelon 2296; AUB –; BMC –.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/berytoselagabalusdido1-jpg.362256/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><b>PHOENICIA, Tyre. Elagabalus</b></p><p>CE 218-222</p><p>AE29, 13.4 gm</p><p>Obv: Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right</p><p>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</p><p>Ref: Rouvier 2375; BMC 409; AUB 245; Price &amp; Trell 748</p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancients-the-building-of-carthage.254625/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancients-the-building-of-carthage.254625/">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancients-the-building-of-carthage.254625/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Berytos:</b></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%2525252Fstatic.wixstatic.com%2525252Fmedia%2525252Fae43f8_521be6e0b7434d70b8a97fbba63c30b8.jpg%2525252Fv1%2525252Ffill%2525252Fw_1000%2525252Ch_506%2525252Cal_c%2525252Cq_90%2525252Fae43f8_521be6e0b7434d70b8a97fbba63c30b8.jpg%252526hash%25253D94009fdc8105167ba3b83ec0159638de%2526hash%253Dedccb3d6d42ef7fc4ee4b75486d6ecbc%26hash%3D4e41267b1eb773755cab6c14068f7fce&amp;hash=b0ef1f84f619fd75f97530e942b3482c" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><a href="http://www.tifcollection.com/phoenicia-berytos--ae19" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.tifcollection.com/phoenicia-berytos--ae19" rel="nofollow">PHOENICIA, Berytos. 1st century BCE. Æ19.5, 5.9 gm</a>. Hippocamp quadriga!</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Byblos:</b></p><p><br /></p><p>(Needs a reshoot; the coin doesn&#039;t have a brownish hue although it is toned.)</p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/phoeniciabyblosdishekel-1000-jpg.350736/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>PHOENICIA, Byblos. Uzibaal. 350-335 BCE. AR dishekel</p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancients-a-coin-from-the-purple-people.250752/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancients-a-coin-from-the-purple-people.250752/">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancients-a-coin-from-the-purple-people.250752/</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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