Post Your Ancient Palms

Ah, yes. You are referring to this type.


Vespasian
AR Denarius, 2.71g
Rome Mint, 69-70 AD
RIC 4 (R), BMC 43, RSC 229
Obv: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG; Head of Vespasian, laureate, r.
Rev: IVDAEA in ex.; Jewess (as type of Judaea), draped and veiled, seated r. on ground, head inclined downwards, l. knee drawn up, hand bound behind back and fastened to palm-tree
Acquired from Zuzim Judaea, May 2012.

Probably for every fifty of the standard type, one of the palm types were struck. I have no explanation why the former was struck more frequently than the latter. A vastly underrated coin type.

 

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OMG my jaw is still on the ground drooling. is your coins grade like $4,000-5,000 ? impressive bee for sure. wow is a good word.

 

Actually, just a fraction of that. Most ancient coins are relatively affordable .

 

not this coin in this grade. what year did you buy it ?

 

@Deacon Ray , your presentations always look great.

Palm Trees:


Carthage Zeugitania after 241 DIshekel AE27 10.8g Libyan Revolt Tanit - Horse r palm MAA 45 SNG Cop 253 scarce



Carthage Late 4th C BC Tanit Horse Palm Hendin



Carthage Siculo AE15 Palm Tree Pegasus



Carthage Zeugitana 400-350 BC AE 15 Tanit Horse std Palm 3 pellets Clipped



Carthage Zeugitana 400-350 BC AE15 1.8g Tanit Horse std Palm 3 pellets




Carthage - Zeugitana AR Shekel-Didrachm 360-264 BCE Tanit Horse r head l palm



Carthage - Zeugitana AV 1-10th Stater-Shekel 350-320 BCE 0.94g 7.5mm Palm- Horse Head

 

Here's my humble example:

Valerius Gratus, 15-26 AD.



Ancient coins are boss.

Erin

 

This one dates back to Demetrius I Soter. SNG Spaer 1345 ff.

 

Also is my avatar
Carthage

 

One of my favorites. I love the color on this guy.
Apollo head with palm reverse. Kolophon

Then this Prutah. Don't have it in hand and don't know much about it, yet.

 

Another humble bronze struck during the time of Procurator Porcius Festus in Judaea. That was the reign of Emperor Nero.

 

Here is a curious coin with a palm tree that I can not identify.

 

I'm not even sure this is a palm or I'd it's right side up. It's tiny and I was going to post it in the tiny coin thread until I saw this one. This coin hasn't been researched at all. I have NO idea what it is.

 

I think your coin is:
Zeugitania, Carthage AE16 "Date Palm Tree & Horse Right" Rare

 

Disregard- I misread the post

 

ROFLMAO!!! HAAAIL YES it does! LOL

 

Normally I would not reply to a posting put up more than two years ago but when I saw that someone had posted a dichalcon of Aquilia Severa, wife of that oddball emperor Elagabalus, I had to reply just so that I could post an image of my dichalcon of his wife, a vestal virgin (not too many of those on Roman coins) and obviously so special that this sun worshipper emperor married her twice. I could never find a reason or place here on Coin Talk to post this one but since this thread is about palm trees, I think my palm tree, arising from inside the urn on the reverse (look hard) is the smallest palm frond posted. It also has on the reverse a sea shell, the famous Phoenician murex (purple dye) as this is a coin, as the Latin title has it, TYRIORVM, of the Tyrians. Now, wasn't it worth the two and a half year wait to see this coin.