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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Justin Lee, post: 3639866, member: 87404&quot;]Here is a coin I recently got that is baffling me a little bit (the horse head is facing left, not right), but I can only believe it is truly Carthaginian issued.</p><p><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/08/collagemaker_20190806_160429862.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b><b>Zeugitania, Carthage, probably 350-320 BC</b></b></p><p><b><b>AE Unit, Possibly from other mints (Sicily?)</b></b></p><p><b>Obverse</b>: Palm tree, with two clusters of dates.</p><p><b>Reverse</b>: Head of horse left.</p><p><b>Possible References</b>: MAA 20 var (horse head left), SNG COP 102 var (same), Müller 317-318 var (same)</p><p><b>Size</b>: 17mm, 3.10g</p><p><br /></p><p>And that it is overstruck on another Carthaginian coin (MAA 15)... here it is turned and along side what I believe to be the understrike type:</p><p><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/08/collagemaker_20190806_160643441.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Edit</b>: Well, I DO really admire the fine engraving style on the reverse of the MAA 15 example at the bottom of the comparison coin.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/08/collagemaker_20190806_161654903.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Zeugitania, Carthage, 400-350 BC</b></p><p><b>AE Unit, Carthage or Sicilian Mint</b></p><p><b>Obverse</b>: Head of Tanit left, wearing wreath of grain and earrings.</p><p><b>Reverse</b>: Horse galloping right.</p><p><b>References</b>: MAA 15, SNG Cop 96</p><p><b>Size</b>: 16mm, 4.32g</p><p><b><i>Notes</i></b><i>: Very unique rendering of horse on reverse, with long neck design.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><b>Next</b>: an unknown coin[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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