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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Collect89, post: 2145652, member: 15445&quot;]<b>E </b>is for Entella:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]411029[/ATTACH] <b>SICULO PUNIC, </b></p><p><b>SICILY, Entella. </b></p><p><b>AR Tetradrachm. </b></p><p><b>300-289 B.C.</b></p><p>16.72 grams, 23 mm</p><p><b>Obv:</b> Head of Hercules rt. in lion skin</p><p><b>Rev:</b> Horse head left with date palm tree</p><p>&nbsp; behind &amp; MHSBM in exergue</p><p>&nbsp; [Mint of the Quaestors] series 5b</p><p><b>Grade:</b> aEF nice detail centered &amp; toned</p><p>&nbsp; only MHSBM in exergue is weak</p><p><b>Other:</b> Carthaginian mercenary coin ☺</p><p>&nbsp; Sim. Sear 6438, SNG.Cop.91, Jen</p><p>&nbsp; From Pegasi Numismatics 4/2013</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Entella was an ancient city in the interior of Sicily.&nbsp; It was situated on the river Hypsas (modern Belice) &amp; was part of the Carthaginian territory in Sicily.&nbsp; Here is a map and a link <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carthago_delenda_est" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carthago_delenda_est" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carthago_delenda_est</a></p><p>(<i>Delenda Est Carthago</i>) <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]411050[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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