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Pillar of the Community
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Good think... But think second Punic war...
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A friend of Scipio Africanus aaaaannnnnd a friend of Hannibal.
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No he was not spanish...getting warm though! There is a famous wood cut of Scipio visiting him on his death bed...he was an old man, he commanded his troops even into his elder years! ( it was either a wood cut or a painting cant remember)
Edited by Ancientnoob
11/18/2012 6:15 pm
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It's a coin from the Kings of Numidia, Massinissa or Micipsa, with a horse on reverse  |
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Dionysos beat me to it. Masinissa (c. 240 or 238 BC - c. 148 BC) â€" also spelled Massinissa and Massena â€" was the first King of Numidia, an ancient North African kingdom. As a successful general, Masinissa fought in the Second Punic War - (218-201 BC), first against the Roman Republic an ally of Carthage and later switching sides when he saw which way the conflict was going.  |
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Yup! You guys got it. Hope you had as much fun as I did. Another coin in the flip right guys?!
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 Show us your reverse. No wait. Not your reverse, the coin's reverse. |
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Alass I would have but the seller has the reverse protected! When I have it in hand I will gladly post! Really I hope you guys had fun hunting!
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All I know is I have had mine since 1993 and have it listed as Micipsa (son of Masanissa) Sear 6597.  |
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Bromance? Yuk-o-rama.  That word doesn't mean what you think it means. Actually, Massinissa fell in love and married Sophonisba, Hannibal's niece. Another new coin for me--first time I've seen one. |
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I often see this coin listed as , of, and, son of, not sure. I thought he had one son Juba , but I have to look. I am at work and using puggy iphone fingers, Ill be back.
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Oh and by the way your coin is wicked nice.... I never seen in my travels seen one as nice as yours that was not oober expensive, maybe I should have been looking for coins in 1993 instead of Ninja Turtles... Epic fail on my part....
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I should of known from the beginning it was connect to Hannibal and Carthage, considering your interest in this area. Pending the reverse it's a nice looking coin. Now I have to have one. Dougsmit's coin is very nice too. He seems to have at least one of everything.  |
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My own image of this coin....reverse included...  |
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