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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 1816878, member: 56859&quot;]I could use some help with proper attribution of this coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Apparently the books most likely to help are <span style="color: #0000ff">Burgos, A. </span><i><span style="color: #0000ff">La moneda hispanica desde sus origenes <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Hasta" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Hasta" rel="nofollow">hasta</a> el siglo V</span></i><span style="color: #0000ff">. (Madrid, 2008)</span><span style="color: #000000"> and </span><a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Villaronga" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Villaronga" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: #0000ff">Villaronga</span></a><span style="color: #0000ff">, Leandre.&nbsp; </span><i><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255)">Corpus Nvmmvm Hispaniae Anti Avgvsti Aetatem</span></i><span style="color: #0000ff">.&nbsp; (Madrid: Jose A. Herrero, S.A.; 1994)</span><span style="color: #000000">, which I do not have and since I only have a couple of coins from that part of the ancient world, are not high on my to-buy list.&nbsp; </span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">(seller&#039;s picture)</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">[ATTACH=full]297641[/ATTACH] </span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">The seller has attributed it thusly:</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><b>ZEUGITANIA. Carthage. Æ 12mm (1.91 gm).</b> Carthago Nova, ca. 221-218 BC. Wreathed head of Tanit left / Crested Thracian helmet left. CNH 69, 46. Extremely rare. Earthen green patina. Very Fine.</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p>Elsewhere (coinproject) the attribution of a nearly identical issue is written as:</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">City :&nbsp; Barcids in Spain</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">Metal :&nbsp; Bronze</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">Denomination :&nbsp; Ae 13</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">Struck / Cast :&nbsp; struck</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">Date Struck :&nbsp; 220 - 215 BC</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">Diameter :&nbsp; 12.4 mm</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">Weight :&nbsp; 1.404 g</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">Die Axis :&nbsp; 6 h</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">Obverse Description :&nbsp; Head of Tanit left</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">Reverse Description :&nbsp; Helmet</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">Primary Reference :&nbsp; CNH pg. 69, 46</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">Reference2 :&nbsp; Burgos 524</span></p><p><br /></p><p>...and the seller of that coinproject coin (from Forvm) as:</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">Carthaginians in Spain, 220-215 BC, Bronze AE 13, Burgos p. 22 # 125, VF, dark green patina, Carthago Nova mint, weight 1.404g, maximum diameter 12.4mm, die axis 180o, 220 - 215 B.C.; obverse head of Tanit left; reverse helmet</span></p><p><br /></p><p>I do not see it listed as being a Zeugitana issue on <a href="http://www.magnagraecia.nl/coins/Punic_map/Zeugitana_map/Zeugitana.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.magnagraecia.nl/coins/Punic_map/Zeugitana_map/Zeugitana.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.magnagraecia.nl/coins/Punic_map/Zeugitana_map/Zeugitana.html</a> so am inclined to think it is from Carthago Nova, not Zeugitana.</p><p><br /></p><p>Heritage (from whom I bought it) puts it under the heading of Zeugitana, Carthage, with the same primary reference as the second coin mentioned above.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am therefore confused.&nbsp; Can any of you help clarify this?</p><p><br /></p><p>And if it is from Spain rather than Zeugitana, what is the correct way to write this, if there even<i> is</i> a correct way?&nbsp; I&#039;ve seen several variations:</p><p><br /></p><p>Iberia, Punic Iberia.</p><p>Spain, Punic Spain.</p><p>Carthaginians in Spain.</p><p>Barcids in Spain.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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