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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Hamilcar Barca, post: 3689595, member: 104676&quot;]My interest in Carthaginian coins began when I saw an AV gold stater for the first time.&nbsp; One of these days................</p><p><br /></p><p>I now own a couple dozen bronze and silver coins.&nbsp; I created a shadow box display for the nicer ones including a fairly large 16th century medal of Dido and their famous harbor of Carthage.&nbsp; Also, although expensive (for me) a couple Roman provincial coinage with a reverse depiction of the building of Carthage.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]989074[/ATTACH]</p><p>Zeugitania. Carthage. Second Punic War 220-205 BC.</p><p>Half Shekel AR</p><p>20mm., 3,68g.</p><p>Wreathed head of Tanit left / Horse standing right; sun disk above, O below.</p><p>SNG Copenhagen 362; HN Italy 2016.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]989076[/ATTACH]</p><p>CARTHAGE, Libyan Revolt. Circa 241-238 BC. Æ Shekel (23.5mm, 6.10 g, 9h). Mint on Sardinia. Wreathed head of Tanit left / Three grain ears; inverted crescent and pellet above, Punic gimel and mem flanking central ear. CNP 693i; cf. MAA 70; SNG Copenhagen 247–8.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]989077[/ATTACH]</p><p>North Africa, Carthage Æ15. Circa 400-350 BC. Wreathed head of Tanit left / Horse standing right; palm tree in background; to right, three pellets in triangle. MAA 18l; Jenkins &amp; Lewis 13; SNG Copenhagen 118. 2.94g, 15mm, 10h.&nbsp;&nbsp; From a Swiss Private Collection.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]989078[/ATTACH]</p><p>CARTHAGE, Second Punic War. Circa 220-215 BC. Æ Trishekel (32mm, 19.84 g, 12h). Carthage mint. Head of Tanit left, wearing wreath of grain ears and single-pendant earring / Horse standing right; palm tree in background to left. MAA 84; Müller, Afrique 147; SNG Copenhagen 344. My first Carthaginian.</p><p><br /></p><p>Nice selection of Carthaginians in Roma Numismatics auction on 9/29[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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