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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Alegandron, post: 4876375, member: 51347&quot;][USER=87200]@ancient coin hunter[/USER] and [USER=110504]@+VGO.DVCKS[/USER] ... a nut-shell History:</p><p><br /></p><p>After the First Punic War, Carthage had to pay indemnities to Rome. They ran out of money to pay their Mercenary army, and got tangled in a very severe and bloody war with their own Mercenaries.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Mercenary/Libyan War (241-237 BCE), was a very cruel war in which Hamilcar Barca, father of Hannibal, finally put down, albeit cruelly. Hamilcar later went on to Spain to gain control of the later vast silver mines from the Iberians, to bring riches to Carthage and to pay off the indemnities to Rome.</p><p><br /></p><p>Hannibal served with his father during the cruel Mercenary War, and the Barcid Family really began a hatred towards Rome.</p><p><br /></p><p>When the Barcids started “stirring up more trouble” with Rome in Spain, the excuse for a Second Punic War occurred. Eventually, Scipio wrested control of Spain from the Barcids and Carthage. Rome got the silver mines, and eventually won the 2nd Punic War after 16 years.</p><p><br /></p><p>Rome exacted even much greater indemnities on Carthage. Carthage had no more silver mines, probably what silver they had were going to Rome in the huge indemnities. Hence, Hannibal issuing huge AE coins, albeit few are left, for large transactions.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/upload_2019-10-10_14-57-56-png.1007563/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Carthage-LIBYAN UPRISING - Mercenaries issue</p><p>Mercenary War 241-238 BCE</p><p>7.36g AR DiShekel</p><p>Melqart / Herakles Head in Lion&#039;s Head-</p><p>Lion walking; Punic M above; LIBYA below</p><p>R SNG Cop 240f</p><p>Overstrike</p><p><br /></p><p>Coins were struck in the name of Libya and &quot;M&quot;, which has been taken as either &quot;machanat&quot; - the Camp (of the mercenaries), or perhaps Matho, their leader[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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