That's a very nice coin vlaha. I like the coinage of Carthage and have several. This type seems to have been made with several marks including pellets in various places, the O, the palm(like stevex's), the caduceus, a small helmeted head, and several letters. I have no idea what they represent, I wish I did. My example is similar to the OP coin, but doesn't seem to have a mark, unless it's under the dirt. Here's some interesting info about Carthage. Copied from here: http://www.magnagraecia.nl/coins/Punic_map/Zeugitana_map/Zeugitana.html Maybe this explains the horse on Carthage coins?? Carthage, two foundation myths 1215 BC some 30 years before the fall of Troy, Carthage is founded by Zoros and Karkhedon. Zoros (Azoros) is a derivation of the name Tyre (=Sor or Sur, 'rock' in Phoenician). Karkhedon is the Greek transcription of Qart Hadasht the 'New Town' founded in Cyprus. 814 BC Carthage founded by Elissa. Elissa's husband was killed by her brother King Pygmalion of Tyre. She fled with loyal followers to Cyprus and later to Libya. Here she was called Dido (Deido, 'wanderer') and founded Carthage. Tanit (the Latin Juno) indicated the spot by a horse's head in the ground. The Tyrians bought as much land from the Libyans as they could encircle with the skin of a bull, for which reason it was called Byrsa (bursa, Greek for ox-hide). The skin cut into very fine strips covered about 4 kilometres in circumference!!!
I heard this story a few years ago, I didn't register the fact that Carthage until now. Funny. Still, I'm trying to label it, so I am looking for more information on date ect.
