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<p>[QUOTE="Justin Lee, post: 4735516, member: 87404"]As others have said, your's is a lovely coin and lively horse. I notice what looks like Punic lettering above its hind end (mostly triangular with a descendent "tail"). I want to say I have similar, though very worn, area above mine's posterior. Earlier this year I got MMA ("Les Monnaies De L'afrique Antique"), and Alexandropoulos doesn't mention any lettering or symbols on these.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20190129_195707782.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><font size="3"><b>Zeugitania, Carthage, 203-201 BC</b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>BL 1½ Shekel or Tridrachm, Second Punic War</b></font></p><p><font size="3">Obverse: Wreathed head of Tanit left.</font></p><p><font size="3">Reverse: Horse standing right, head left; pellet between hind legs.</font></p><p><font size="3">References: SNG COP 396, MAA 81c</font></p><p><font size="3">Size: mm, g (I still need to record these lol) </font></p><p><font size="3"><i>Notes: Black surfaces; The billon of this issue has extremely low silver content, such that nearly all examples appear to be bronze.</i></font></p><blockquote><p><i>[ATTACH=full]1158602[/ATTACH] </i></p></blockquote><p><i>[ATTACH=full]1158585[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1158586[/ATTACH] </i></p><p>(Google translated)</p><p><i>[ATTACH=full]1158587[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1158588[/ATTACH] </i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Justin Lee, post: 4735516, member: 87404"]As others have said, your's is a lovely coin and lively horse. I notice what looks like Punic lettering above its hind end (mostly triangular with a descendent "tail"). I want to say I have similar, though very worn, area above mine's posterior. Earlier this year I got MMA ("Les Monnaies De L'afrique Antique"), and Alexandropoulos doesn't mention any lettering or symbols on these. [IMG]https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20190129_195707782.jpg[/IMG] [SIZE=3][B]Zeugitania, Carthage, 203-201 BC[/B] [B]BL 1½ Shekel or Tridrachm, Second Punic War[/B] Obverse: Wreathed head of Tanit left. Reverse: Horse standing right, head left; pellet between hind legs. References: SNG COP 396, MAA 81c Size: mm, g (I still need to record these lol) [I]Notes: Black surfaces; The billon of this issue has extremely low silver content, such that nearly all examples appear to be bronze.[/I][/SIZE] [INDENT][I][ATTACH=full]1158602[/ATTACH] [/I][/INDENT] [I][ATTACH=full]1158585[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1158586[/ATTACH] [/I] (Google translated) [I][ATTACH=full]1158587[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1158588[/ATTACH] [/I][/QUOTE]
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