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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Alegandron, post: 2521125, member: 51347&quot;]I have a few harvest coins... albeit representing some NASTY times in history:</p><p><br /></p><p><b>LIBYAN REVOLT / MERCENARY WAR:</b></p><p>After the 1st Punic War, Carthage did not have enough money to pay their Mercenary Army in Sicily.&nbsp; The Romans DEMANDED indemnities and the removal of the Carthage / Mercenary Army from Sicily soil.&nbsp; Carthage took the Army to North Africa, but all their funds were tied up in payments to Rome.&nbsp; The Mercenary Army revolted against their Carthaginian employers.&nbsp; From 241-238 BCE an incredibly NASTY and BLOODY war ensued between Carthage and the Mercenaries, called the Libyan Revolt.&nbsp; Three long years of bloody hatred.&nbsp; These are two very scarce coins from the Mercenary Army from that period.&nbsp; For more info:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercenary_War" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercenary_War" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercenary_War</a></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]537523[/ATTACH]</p><p>Carthage - LIBYAN REVOLT Rebel Army</p><p>241-238 BCE</p><p>9.63g 24mm</p><p>AE Shekel</p><p>Sardinia mint</p><p>Tanit</p><p>3 Grain ears Crescent</p><p>SNG Cop 248</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]537524[/ATTACH]</p><p>Carthage - LIBYAN REVOLT Rebel Army</p><p>241-238 BCE</p><p>AR Half Shekel</p><p>Sardinia mint</p><p>Tanit</p><p>3 Grain ears</p><p>SNG Cop 252 O-R.JPG[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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