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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ArtDeco, post: 8612244, member: 119259&quot;]My Punic issue silver coins have finally arrived almost 3 months later from a european auction lol.....</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1514751[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1514752[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1514753[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The smaller 1/4 Shekel is an Italian mint, minted by Hannibal&#039;s forces in Southern Italy.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>1/4 Shekel (2nd Punic War)</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Obv: Head of Tanit facing left</b></p><p><b>Rev: Punic horse with globe/pellet under horse</b></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The thicker, larger and heavier Shekel is an Punic mint in Iberia. Issued by either Hamilcar or Hasdrubal during their conquests of Spain and taking the silver mines there.</p><p>No one seems to know who the depicted Male Head on the obverse is, it could be either Hannibal, Hasdrubal, Hamilcar or even the Phoenician god Melkart.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>1 Shekel (Barcids in Spain) (Before 2nd Punic War)</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Obv: Male Head facing left</b></p><p><b>Rev: Punic horse with palm tree behind.</b></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Regarding the Punic Iberian Shekel was, I was suprised at how thick the coin is and especially how much the details of the strike stick out.</p><p><br /></p><p>Overall, I&#039;m very happy with these, I&#039;ve alway wanted Carthaginian silver and now I&#039;m looking to add more to the collection soon.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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