​​my playing card collection

"Sheba cards represent the greatness and the glory that are the legacy of African peoples." from the information card included in the pack.  

The Queen is Makeda, Queen of Ethiopia and Sheba, circa 1,00 to 950 BC.

The King is Askia the Great (Askia Mohammed Touré), Emporer of Songhay, 1442-1539 AD.

The Jack is Hannibal (Hannibal Barca), The Immortal, Carthaginian General, 247-183 BC

The illustrations are by Brent Bailer, an African American artist.