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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Carthago, post: 2349605, member: 76111&quot;]I think this is mostly identified as after 209 BC (not 220 as in the Spanish description above) as it has been suggested that this coin was minted right after Scipio&#039;s take over of Carthago Novo and the male head that was normally minted on these issues (Melqart, Hannibal, what have you) was replaced with a clearly Roman style head that is completely different from the male style heads issued by the Carthaginians.&nbsp; It&#039;s also suggested that this is Scipio&#039;s likeness, but I think that is extremely unlikely.&nbsp; Here&#039;s mine, the only ancient eBay purchase I&#039;ve ever made.&nbsp; There are silver issues that show the same transformation.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]478294[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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