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<p>[QUOTE="Alegandron, post: 4729813, member: 51347"]Excellent detail on that Tet, [USER=100005]@RichardT[/USER] ... especially the horse head, just gorgeous! Huge congrats finding it! Well done.</p><p><br /></p><p>I regret that I have not captured this Tet yet, and it is definitely on my radar, as I enjoy collecting Carthage Empire coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are a couple AR's, one before the Punic War Series and the other during the 2nd Punic War prior to losing Sicily to the Romans:</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Roughly during the Height of the Carthage Empire</b></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1158007[/ATTACH]</p><p>Carthage in Sicily, </p><p>Uncertain Sicilian mint </p><p>4th C BCE </p><p>AR Litra </p><p>9.5mm., 0.65g. </p><p>Obv: Palm tree. </p><p>Rev. Head of horse r. </p><p>SNG Copenhagen (Africa) 74. Jenkins, Punic, Part 2, p. 31 and pl. 6, C.</p><p>Rare</p><p><i>From the E.E. Clain-Stefanelli Collection</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><b>Second Punic War just prior to losing Sicily to Roma</b></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1158017[/ATTACH]</p><p>Carthage Zeugitania </p><p>AR ½ Shekel </p><p>17mm 3.8g </p><p>2nd Punic War 218-202 BCE </p><p>Sicily mint 216-211 BCE </p><p>Obv: Tanit l </p><p>Rev: Horse r sun as double uraeus </p><p>SNG COP 359[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Alegandron, post: 4729813, member: 51347"]Excellent detail on that Tet, [USER=100005]@RichardT[/USER] ... especially the horse head, just gorgeous! Huge congrats finding it! Well done. I regret that I have not captured this Tet yet, and it is definitely on my radar, as I enjoy collecting Carthage Empire coins. Here are a couple AR's, one before the Punic War Series and the other during the 2nd Punic War prior to losing Sicily to the Romans: [B]Roughly during the Height of the Carthage Empire[/B] [ATTACH=full]1158007[/ATTACH] Carthage in Sicily, Uncertain Sicilian mint 4th C BCE AR Litra 9.5mm., 0.65g. Obv: Palm tree. Rev. Head of horse r. SNG Copenhagen (Africa) 74. Jenkins, Punic, Part 2, p. 31 and pl. 6, C. Rare [I]From the E.E. Clain-Stefanelli Collection[/I] [I] [/I] [B]Second Punic War just prior to losing Sicily to Roma[/B] [ATTACH=full]1158017[/ATTACH] Carthage Zeugitania AR ½ Shekel 17mm 3.8g 2nd Punic War 218-202 BCE Sicily mint 216-211 BCE Obv: Tanit l Rev: Horse r sun as double uraeus SNG COP 359[/QUOTE]
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