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I was wondering if there is any sort of market for Carthaginian coins, or if they are even available. I cant find much about Carthaginian money from a simple google search but I was hoping someone with more experience might know something about them. If they exist I would love to be able to have one some day, although I am sure they are hard to come by.
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They are actually remarkably common on ebay, but sell for big prices. Occasionally good ones slip through cheap - I got a nice one for about £9. |
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Thanks for the info, ill have to do some looking later and see if I can find any on ebay. |
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Pillar of the Community
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Just search for Carthage in coin category, there are quite a few.
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Pillar of the Community
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I love Carthaginian coins! You can get some rough ones for relatively cheap (under $50 range) although anything silver is going to cost you a lot of money. Here are a few of mine:  One of the aforementioned rough coins, minted in Carthage or possibly Punic Sicily between 264-241 BC. 16 mm, 2.06 g.  A nicer example of a bronze, minted in Carthage between 264-241 BC. 22 mm, 8.57 g.  My nicest Carthaginian coin, a billion tridrachm that cost something around $300. 9.589g, 26.2mm, Carthage mint, c. 215 - 205 B.C. |
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chuy1530 wow, that last one is amazing. The reverse of a horse and palm tree seem to be the most common image I have seen yet.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Thank you :). It is one of my favorite coins in my collection.
And yes, nearly all of their coinage that I've has a horse and/or palm tree on it.
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I have a Carthage type set. Some are very very hard to find. Whatcha looking for?
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Coins from Carthage are available and very popular which makes tend to be expensive.
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Pillar of the Community
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Second Punic War Invasion of the Roman Republic. Hannibal's Traveling Mint Attributed to Carthago Nova, Iberia. Obverse: Tanit Reverse: Carthaginian Helmet.  My Billon Tridrachm  AH and my silver shekel Rare, valuable, beat to Hades.  What about Pegasi or a flying horse...age old debate.  What about those guys on Sardinia back in the day.  What about showing up with two dates?  |
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United States
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Ancientnoob I am just looking around for some decent looking and relatively inexpensive ($30-50) coins. Unfortunately I dont really have time/money to build up a decent collection because I will be leaving for bootcamp soon, however I still want to get my hands on some more before then :). I currently only have a Roman Republican denarius in my collection, along with some classic US coins. |
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The 5th one with the close up horse reverse is pretty neat, I have not seen very many with horses that close up or detailed. all these pictures are just making me want to buy away on vcoins :)
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Right now I have a decent one in that price range I'm looking to turn into cash, just sayin'  Edited by VisigothKing
08/24/2014 9:35 pm
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this were given to me by a very generous forum member...   |
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