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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Anthony, post: 2295711, member: 42773&quot;]So the Carthiginians marched across Spain during the Second Punic War, led by Hannibal, with a mobile military mint. Here&#039;s a 1/4 Calco in quite good shape for such an itsy-bitsy thing.</p><p><br /></p><p>A question for those of you that know much more about the Punic Wars than I do: was all of the coinage issued by the Carthiginians in Hispania basically for trade between the soldiers? Or was it foisted upon the locals as well?</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]460868[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><font size="3">Carthaginians in Hispania</font></p><p><font size="3">AE 1/4 Calco, 1.5g, 13mm; mobile military mint, 218-208 BC.</font></p><p><font size="3">Obv.: Wreathed head of Tanit left.</font></p><p><font size="3">Rev.: Crested helmet left, with cheek guards.</font></p><p><font size="3">Reference: Burgos 405</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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