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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;rrdenarius, post: 3269630, member: 75525&quot;]6.&nbsp; This year I bought three BC Iberian coins. After the third coin, I decided I need a new book(s). At least one was mis-attributed. This is the best of the three.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]862140[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]862141[/ATTACH] </p><p>Iberia, Ikalesken; Mid 2nd century BC AR denarius</p><p>Obv - Male head right</p><p>Rev - Horseman, holding shield, helmet and cloak (chlamys); riding left, second horse beside; in ex - Iberian legend IKALESKEN. The cloak and helmet of the rider are similar to the Dioscurii on RR coins. There are three small dots above the rider&#039;s helmet.</p><p>19.4 mm, 3.52 g, 4 h</p><p>CNH 5; SNG BM Spain 1168-69; SNG Cop 245.</p><p><br /></p><p>5.&nbsp; Brutium Punic 3/8th EL Shekel; 216 – 211 BC;</p><p>[ATTACH=full]862144[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]862143[/ATTACH] </p><p>Obv - Janiform female heads, wearing wreaths of grain</p><p>Rev - Zeus, holding thunderbolt in right hand, scepter in left, standing in quadriga right, driven by Nike, who holds reins.</p><p>2.5 g; 14.7 X 15.9 mm; 12 h</p><p>F, light gray / yellow tone, well worn or poorly struck. Rare.</p><p>HN Italy 2013</p><p>Jenkins &amp; Lewis, Carthaginian Gold and Electrum Coins, Group XVI, numbers 487 - 493 (Capua)</p><p><br /></p><p>4.&nbsp; Cast Biunx</p><p>[ATTACH=full]862145[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]862146[/ATTACH] </p><p>Greek Italy. Northern Apulia, Luceria. AE Cast Biunx, c. 225-217 BC.</p><p>Obv - Scallop shell on a rised disk.</p><p>Rev - Astragalos; to right, two pellets (mark of value); all on a raised disk.</p><p>HN Italy 673. Haeb. pl. 71,1/2. Vecchi ICC 341. T.V. 277.</p><p>75.6 grams; 38.0 mm</p><p>Good VF/About EF.</p><p>This is an early, heavy cast coin. Luceria used 10 parts to the As. This coin has an equivalent As weight of 378 grams!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]862147[/ATTACH] </p><p>A few old shells and knuckle bones.</p><p><br /></p><p>3.&nbsp; <i><b>L. Roscius Fabatus; </b></i>Girl feeding snake Denarius; Scale and Scale Weight Box Control Symbols; <i>64 BC, Cr412/1</i></p><p>[ATTACH=full]862148[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]862149[/ATTACH] </p><p>I bought this coin because I liked the symbol pair. I have not seen an ancient scale or balance with these features:</p><p>·&nbsp; Two horizontal beams.</p><p>·&nbsp; An arch below the beams.</p><p>·&nbsp; A base with legs to hold the vertical post that holds the beam. Most coins are held from above the beam by hand.</p><p>·&nbsp; The pan on the right is larger than the pan (weight?) on the left.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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