Actually the coins are tiny, but the trees might not. I just wanted to share both of them among my coin-friends on this lovely site. They weigh respectively 0.83 g. and 1.15 g. They seem to have Tyche on reverse.
7Calbrey, They are interesting coins, where were they minted? They appear to be struck around the late 1st millennium BCE.
Thanks for your reply. I don't really understand what you mean by "late" here. Is it first century BCE or much older. Actually they came with the following coin. Seller claims they're freshly unearthed.
Late 1st millennium BCE would imply around 2,100 years old. The other coin you just posted appears around that same age too.
I got a tiny - but not as tiny as the OP - palm a while back in a lot of stuff. Despite being bigger, mine looks a lot like the OP. It took me a while to track it down, but I think my attribution is in the ballpark - these Phoenicia, Tyre types have a lot of variations, so I came to find: Trajan Æ 15 Year 224 (98-99 A.D.) Syria, Phoenicia, Tyre Tyche turreted and veiled right, right, palm left (?) / [ΔΚ?]Σ ΜΗΤΡΟ [Ι]ΕΡ ΑΣ, [Phoenician letters לצר (‘of Tyre’)?]; palm tree with two fruits. RPC 3880 (sim. or var. ?); BMC 284/285. (3.34 grams / 15 mm)
@Marsyas Mike .. I found your coin on Wildwinds. It's a civic issue of Tyre. Tyrian date: 203 = 77 AD. BMC 263v. The other coin I posted was also found. Obverse shows Melkart. Babelon 2153
Nice palmtrees My only one Siculo-Punic, AE16 264-241 BC Head of Tanit left Horse right and palm tree 1.75 gr, 16 mm Ref : SNG Cop. 111 Q
PALM TREES of Carthage, Daughter City of Tyre Carthage Zeugitania Æ17 6.1g 350-320 BCE Palm Tree Horse Head SNG Cop 102 Carthage - Sicily AR Litra 4th C BCE 9.5mm 0.65g Palm Tree Horse Head SNG Cop 74 EE Clain-Safanelli RARE Carthage - Zeugitana AV 1-10th Stater-Shekel 350-320 BCE 0.94g 7.5mm Palm- Horse Head SNG COP 132
@Alegandron .. Indeed Carthage was the daughter city of Tyre-Phoenicia. Fact is the Phoenicians founded Carthage. Then they diffused their culture and beliefs or mythology. So Astarte became Tanit, and Elissar became Dido. That's out of curiosity or general knowledge. Many thanks to all who contributed in this interesting and useful, at least to me, thread.
...not a palm... but a tiny fir tree. Troas, Skepsis Circa 4th Century BC Æ 11mm (1.28 gm) Obverse: Forepart of Pegasus left, cornucopia on back Reverse: S-K, fir tree within linear square. SNG Copenhagen 477 11mm, 1.08 grams
Fir trees grow at high altitude and can reach 150 feet long. They are cone- bearing and belong to the Pine family of species. These ever- green trees are mostly used for landscaping and are , for instance, abundant in the Appalachians, and also in Colorado. They resemble high Christmas trees. I wonder if the ancient people used the fir cones for some purpose. Anyway, I wish I had a green- toned coin showing one of those beautiful trees. Very nice and distinctive coin @ O- J.
