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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Orielensis, post: 3393328, member: 96898&quot;]...and here it is. It&#039;s been a busy week, therefore this comes a bit late.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]901424[/ATTACH]</p><p><font size="3">Carthage, AE17, late 4th or early 3rd c. BC, Sicilian mint. Obv: male head r., flanked by grain ears. Rev: galloping horse r. 17mm, 3.59g. Ref: MAA 19; SNG Copenhagen (Africa) 120; Sylloge Numorum Punicorum 128. Struck over MAA 18; Sylloge Nummorum Punicorum 194 (head of Tanit/horse standing in front of palm tree). </font></p><p><br /></p><p>My overstrike is a bit weaker than the other two examples in this thread. Thus, the design of the overstrike is less clear, while the undertype, including much of Tanit&#039;s face, is still very visible:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]901425[/ATTACH]</p><p>SNP mentions that this type almost always comes as an overstrike. A reason for this is not given, though.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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