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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2800155, member: 56859&quot;]Interesting coin, [USER=51347]@Alegandron[/USER]!&nbsp; It has a hasty appearance fitting with the situation at that time.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are many coins of the Carthage era I&#039;d love to have.&nbsp; The two I already have are pretty special <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/entellatetrt-ed-jpg.631584/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><b>SICILY, Entella. Punic issues</b></p><p>c. 300-289 BCE; AR tetradrachm, 24 mm, 16.8 gm, 12h)</p><p>Obv: head of Melquart-Herakles right, wearing lion skin</p><p>Rev: head of horse left; astragalos (cut over poppy) to left, palm tree to right, Punic MHSBM (approximate meaning is &quot;quaestors&quot; or financial controllers) below</p><p>Ref: Jenkins, Punic 366 (O115/R298), series 5b</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cointalk.com%2Fproxy.php%3Fimage%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.cointalk.com%252Fproxy.php%253Fimage%253Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.cointalk.com%25252Fproxy.php%25253Fimage%25253Dhttps%2525253A%2525252F%2525252Fwww.cointalk.com%2525252Fproxy.php%2525253Fimage%2525253Dhttps%252525253A%252525252F%252525252Fwww.cointalk.com%252525252Fproxy.php%252525253Fimage%252525253Dhttps%25252525253A%25252525252F%25252525252Fstatic.wixstatic.com%25252525252Fmedia%25252525252Fae43f8_6d55f90db02845a1b703055c500baeee.jpg%25252525252Fv1%25252525252Ffill%25252525252Fw_1020%25252525252Ch_503%25252525252Cal_c%25252525252Clg_1%25252525252Cq_90%25252525252Fae43f8_6d55f90db02845a1b703055c500baeee.jpg%2525252526hash%252525253D3d4ab3cd50b7c7c5c49a83b3ffb82270%25252526hash%2525253D6a96e941b8502316aa38606ab88112a7%252526hash%25253Db71a6dc12e25ad4456fe2e2a8713590b%2526hash%253D0ce266d961ceb4a6023e8042b9998322%26hash%3D281e92b4a1f9f4931d1168348a8f457c&amp;hash=fe2b26542d0718eaa77f8aaef9b227d3" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><b>ZEUGITANA, Carthage</b></p><p>early 2nd century BCE</p><p>AE 15-shekel, 45 mm, 95 gm </p><p>Obv: wreathed head of Tanit left</p><p>Rev: horse standing right, left foreleg up; solar disk with uraei above</p><p>Ref: Alexandropoulos J (2000) Les monnaies de l&#039;Afrique Antique, 103; Müller L (1861) Numismatique de L&#039;Ancienne Afrique, 131; Luynes 3782; Jenkins GK and Lewis RB (1963) Carthaginian Gold and Electrum Coins, Royal Numismatic Society, London, pl. 28 12[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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