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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Hispanicus, post: 2471479, member: 72626&quot;]Wow Panzerman! You triggered a show of amazing Carthaginian gold and electrum coins, any of which could comfortably grace the cover of a museum exhibit catalog. Imagine your OP coin on banners hanging in front of the Met in New York.&nbsp; I&#039;m not in the gold league but do have a deep interest in Carthage and will share my two bronzes.</p><p><br /></p><p>Carthage, AE Shekel, 300-264 BC</p><p>Obv: Wreathed head of Tanit</p><p>Rev: Horse head, pellet</p><p>24mm x 18 mm, 4.63 grams</p><p>SNG COP 151</p><p>I was intrigued by this piece because it looks like it still has sprues on opposite sides from a casting tree. If anyone has more knowledge about the odd shape please jump right in.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]520052[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]520058[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Carthage, AE Shekel, 250 BC</p><p>Obv: Wreathed head of Tanit</p><p>Rev: Horse standing right, head turned</p><p>22mm, 6.96 grams</p><p>SG 6512</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]520061[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]520067[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Both of these pieces are from the First Punic War era (264-241 BC) for control of Corsica and Sicily. This conflict doesn&#039;t get the attention associated with the Second Punic War, but was definitely a major contributor to Roman unease about Carthaginian expansion.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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