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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Terence Cheesman, post: 7583543, member: 86498&quot;]Lybian Revolt Billon Shekel 241-238 BC Obv Head of beardless Herakles left in lion skin headdress Rv, Lion prowling right. Sear 6544.&nbsp; 7.53 grams 21 mm Photo by W. Hansen[ATTACH=full]1306783[/ATTACH]It is interesting that the authorities in revolt against Carthage chose this reverse type which does to some degree mimic the reverse on the &quot;Dido&quot; Sicilio Punic Tetradrachm. The coins that were issued were of a debased silver content roughly 40 % Though this issue appears to have been a straight billon coinage,&nbsp; other types&nbsp; in order to make them look more like silver had&nbsp; the copper bleached using arsenic.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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