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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Silphium Addict, post: 8613426, member: 116882&quot;][USER=119259]@ArtDeco[/USER] Great coins from the time of Hannibal! Two of my favorite styles for the types. After waiting 3 months, unlike the Romans, you must have been excited by &quot;Hannibal ad portas&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is my Barcid Spain shekel from similar dies to yours:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1514807[/ATTACH] </p><p>AR shekel 228-209 BC 7.24 gm</p><p>O: beardless head Melqart left (Hannibal)</p><p>R: horse standing right with palm tree behind</p><p>SNG Cop 295, Villaronga 64</p><p><br /></p><p>These heavier weight shekels of this style are probably earlier issues, with weight decreasing as war progressed. I think the Melqart head has the features of Hannibal, although we&#039;ll never be certain since the coins are anepigraphic and there is no written evidence. However, the circumstantial evidence of &quot;unofficial portraits&quot; is very intriguing. The earlier diademed male head (Hasbrudal?) / ship prow shekels and later male head with Roman features (Scipio?) / horse before palm seems to be more than a coincidence.</p><p>See my prior post for the &quot;Scipio&quot; coin: <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/scipioh-no-afr-i-think-i-can-i-think-i-can-us.375818/#post-6477446" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/scipioh-no-afr-i-think-i-can-i-think-i-can-us.375818/#post-6477446">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/scipioh-no-afr-i-think-i-can-i-think-i-can-us.375818/#post-6477446</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Here is my similar &quot;Carthaginians in Italy&quot; coin:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1514818[/ATTACH]</p><p>AR 1/4 shekel 215-205 BC </p><p>O: head Tanit left; linear circle border with intersecting arc at top</p><p>R: horse standing right; pellet below belly; linear circle border</p><p>HN Italy 2015</p><p><br /></p><p>The reverses with the pellet under the horse are of nice style and the obverses often have an arc at the top intersecting with the linear circle border. Its purpose is unknown, but may be related to die production.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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