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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Justin Lee, post: 6542908, member: 87404&quot;]<font size="3">[ATTACH=full]1262259[/ATTACH] </font></p><p><font size="3"><b>Zeugitania, Carthage, AE Unit</b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>Struck ~350 BC just before the 3rd Carthaginian invasion of Sicily 345-340 BC</b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>Overstruck on coin from 400-350 BC</b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>West Sicilian mint</b></font></p><p><font size="3">Obverse: Youthful male head (Trittolemo?) to left between two grain ears.</font></p><p><font size="3">Reverse: Horse galloping right.</font></p><p><font size="3">References: SNG COP 120, MAA 19 (overstruck on MAA 18)</font></p><p><font size="3">Size: 18 mm, 3.46g</font></p><blockquote><p><font size="3"><i>Notes: Interesting overstrike; the head of Tanit is visible on the reverse, and the horse standing before palm tree on the obverse.</i></font></p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><i><font size="3">(Top two images are of coin, MAA 19, compared to a coin it was overstruck on at bottom, MAA 18.)</font></i></p><p><br /></p><p><i><font size="3">The male image lacks signs of a deity and may be one of the leaders of the Punic forces.</font></i></p></blockquote><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>[ATTACH=full]1262260[/ATTACH] </i></p><p><i>[ATTACH=full]1262261[/ATTACH] </i></p><p><font size="3"><b>Zeugitania, Carthage, 350-320 BC</b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>AE Unit, Possibly from other mints (Sicily?)</b></font></p><p><font size="3">Obverse: Palm tree, with two clusters of dates.</font></p><p><font size="3">Reverse: Head of horse left (variation).</font></p><p><font size="3">References: MAA 20 var (horse head left), SNG COP 102 var (same), Müller 317-318 var (same)</font></p><p><font size="3">Size: 17mm, 3.10g</font></p><p><font size="3"><i><i>Notes: Overstruck on type MAA 15 (400-350 BC).</i></i></font></p><p><i><i><br /></i></i></p><p><i><i>[ATTACH=full]1262262[/ATTACH] </i></i></p><p><font size="3"><b>John I, Ruled 969-976 AD</b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>AE Class A1 Anonymous Follis</b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>Constantinople Mint</b></font></p><p><font size="3">Obverse: + EMMANOVHL, facing bust of Christ, wearing nimbus cruciger, two pellets in each cross limb, pallium and colobium, holding ornamented Gospels with both hands, to left IC, to right XC.</font></p><p><font size="3">Reverse: + IhSuS / XRISTuS / bASILEu / bASILE (Jesus Christ King of Kings) in 4 liines.</font></p><p><font size="3">References: Sear 1793</font></p><p><font size="3">Size: 25-26mm, 6.02g</font></p><p><font size="3"><i><i>Notes: Frequently over-struck on folles of Nicephorus II or Constantine VII.</i></i></font></p><p><font size="3"><i>Ex: Anthony DiDonato Collection</i></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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