Description: Archaios Numismatics Description: Greek Bronze coin of Panormos in Sicily, Circa 208-180 BC. Obverse: Veiled and wreathed head of Demeter left; plow at right behind neck Reverse: Prow right; Panormos monogram ΠΑΡ above. Mint: Panormos, Sicily Size: 11 mm Weight: 1.8 g Ref: HGC 2 (Sicily) 1085 Inventory: 1909.38.22; Provenance: Ex-Lanz inventory #CCC1080 Condition:aVF. A really interesting coin As always, Please use the Pictures as your judge as grading is subjective. Notes: Panormos (Panormos) (Ziz) was an ancient city of Sicily and it was the most important of all the Phoenician towns on Sicily. It is located in mondern Palermo. While originally a Phoenician city, its Greek name shows that here as everywhere else in Sicily the Greek language was still predominant in early times. In B.C. 254 Panormus was captured by the Romans, under whose rule it retained its municipal freedom, and remained for many years one of the principal cities of the island. Coinage Before the repulse of the Carthaginians at Himera, in B.C. 480, no coins whatever were struck at Panormus as no Phoenician people had in those early days adopted the use of money. Due to the victory of Gelon at Himera the Greeks were able to extend their language and civilization even to the Phoenician settlements in the western portion of the island. In a transitional period the coins of Panormus bear for the most part Greek inscriptions. However a few coins have the Punic inscr. ציץ (ziz) or שבעל ציץ (shbaal ziz) , of which many explanations have been offered, the most probable is simply that Ziz was the Phoenician name for the city of Panormus. Some Excerpts From Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia We Thank You for stopping in and taking time to look at and bid on our listings. Good Luck Bidding or Buying ! We encourage you to click the "See other items" link above in the "Seller Information" area of the listing as well to check out our other items posted. We have a variety of great classical and other ancient numismatic items available. We will be regularly continuing to post for sale and auction a wide variety of Ancient Roman, Greek, and Eastern coins as well as Medieval, Byzantine, and some Modern coins as well. We do combine shipping if buying or winning multiple items. Just contact us before you pay and let us know and we will gladly send an updated invoice with the combined shipping amount. You can also follow us to be notified when new listings are posted. With over 20 years in the numismatics hobby we continue to revel in the excitement that comes from holding each new small piece of history in our hands. We enjoy the enduring sense of history both of the prior uses and users as well as the creativity and necessity that surround the time and place at which these coins were minted and used in circulation. Our aim is to cater not just to the high end collector but also to the hobbyist and the newly initiated and those on a limited budget. Everyone starts the hobby somewhere and where we can share our knowledge to help inform or jumpstart your collecting pleasure we will aim to do so. We want you to love every purchase you make with us and we always stand by the quality and authenticity of all the coins we are selling.
Price: 105 USD
Location: Seattle, Washington
End Time: 2025-02-11T21:36:38.000Z
Shipping Cost: 3 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Composition: Bronze
