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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Alegandron, post: 3595421, member: 51347&quot;]I wonder...&nbsp; Rome went through three nasty wars with Carthage from 264 - 146 BCE.&nbsp; Rome HATED Carthage with a passion, and was almost obliterated out of history during the 2nd Punic War with Hannibal.&nbsp; Later, Rome EXTERMINATED Carthage in 146 BCE, killing virtually every one in Carthage, and selling the few survivors into slavery.&nbsp; Even the Roman General Scipio Aemilianus was sickened at the brutality he was ordered to execute onto the Carthaginians in 146 BCE.</p><p><br /></p><p>All of the Carthage Coins (50+) that I have, show the Obverse facing LEFT, especially the Carthage city Goddess, Tanit.&nbsp; Even, my Mercenary War / Libyan Revolt coins are all left. In fact, I try to attribute any Left facing Obv.&nbsp; However, I do not even bother attributing the Obv of my Carthage coins as &quot;Left&quot;, as they always are.</p><p><br /></p><p>I understand Rome was generally superstitious and avoided Left as a direction.&nbsp; Their word for left was Sinister, which has negative meanings down to today...</p><p><br /></p><p>Very few of my 200+ Roman Republic coins are Left facing.</p><p><br /></p><p><i><span style="color: #b30000">Interesting that two clashing Empires and Cultures (hating each other), had opposing directions on the obverses of their coinage.</span></i></p><p><br /></p><p>Even a seldom seen MALE head on a Carthage coin is LEFT facing...</p><p>[ATTACH=full]961359[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Carthage</b> Zeugitana 4th-3rd C BCE <b>Male Head</b> Horse</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]961362[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Carthage</b> Zeugitania <b>Libyan Revolt</b> AR Shekel 24mm 7.34g 241-238 BCE Wreathed Tanit Horse stndg control mark and Punic M SNG Cop 236</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]961366[/ATTACH]</p><p>Zeugitania <b>Carthage</b> 400-350 BCE Æ unit 15.3 mm, 2.7g Tanit l earring necklace - Horse r palm tree&nbsp; two pellets r MAA 18a</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Just an observation.</b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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